Lawfare and free speech

Communications and Digital Committee Open Regular evidence sessions
Opened: 11 Mar 2022 Parliament page
2 Oral sessions
25 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 27 events
8 Jul
2026
Correspondence
16 Jun
2026
Correspondence
24 May
2024
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14 May
2024
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20 Nov
2023
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13 Sep
2023
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13 Sep
2023
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11 Sep
2023
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20 Jul
2023
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19 Jul
2023
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13 Jul
2023
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21 Apr
2023
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Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
24 Jan 2023
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Catrin Evans KC Juliet Oliver · Solicitors Regulation Authority Paul Philip · Solicitors Regulation Authority Professor Chris Frost · National Union of Journalists Susan Coughtrie · Foreign Policy Centre
31 Mar 2022
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Caroline Kean · Wiggins LLP Charlie Holt · Greenpeace International Clare Rewcastle Brown · Sarawak Report Franz Wild · Bureau of Investigative Journalism Gill Phillips · Guardian News & Media Susan Coughtrie · Foreign Policy Centre Thomas Jarvis · HarperCollins Publishers
Correspondence 25 letters
8 Jul 2026 Response to the Chair from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, Ministry of Justice, dated 30 June 2026
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16 Jun 2026 To committee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Ministry of Justice, dated 16 June 2026
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24 May 2024 To committee Letter from Paul Philip, Chief Executive Officer, Solicitors Regulation Authority to Rt Hon Baroness Stowell of Beeston, Chair of the Communications and Digital Committee, dated 23 May 2024
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14 May 2024 To committee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Ministry of Justice, dated 14 May 2024
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20 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice, Ministry of Justice and Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, dated 11 September 2023
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13 Sep 2023 To committee Response from the Chair to Matthew Hill, Chief Executive Officer, Legal Services Board, dated 11 September 2023
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13 Sep 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Matthew Hill, Chief Executive Officer, Legal Services Board, dated 1 August 2023
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11 Sep 2023 Response to the Chair from Paul Philip, Chief Executive Officer, Solicitors Regulation Authority, dated 26 July 2023
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20 Jul 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice, Ministry of Justice and Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, dated 20 July 2023
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19 Jul 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Paul Philip, Chief Executive Officer, Solicitors Regulation Authority, dated 12 July 2023
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13 Jul 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice, Ministry of Justice and Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, dated 30 June 2023
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21 Apr 2023 Response to the Chair from Paul Philip, Chief Executive Officer, Solicitors Regulation Authority, dated 19 April 2023
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21 Apr 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP, Secretary of State for the Home Department, Home Office, dated 21 April 2023
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20 Apr 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Baroness Penn, Treasury Lords Minister, dated 19 April 2023
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19 Apr 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Paul Philip, Chief Executive Officer, Solicitors Regulation Authority, dated 14 April 2023
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1 Mar 2023 Response to the Chair from Baroness Penn, Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury, dated 23 February 2023
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8 Feb 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Paul Philip, Chief Executive Officer, Solicitors Regulation Authority, dated 3 February 2023
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26 Jan 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Ministry of Justice and Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, dated 26 January 2023
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26 Jan 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, dated 26 January 2023
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22 Nov 2022 From committee Letter to the Chair from Paul Philip, Chief Executive Officer, Solicitors Regulation Authority, dated 16 November 2022
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2 Nov 2022 To committee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Ministry of Justice, dated 2 November 2022
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21 Jul 2022 From committee Letter to the Chair from Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Ministry of Justice, dated 19 July 2022
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27 Apr 2022 To committee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Justice, dated 27 April 2022
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8 Apr 2022 From committee Letter to the Chair from Paul Philip, Chief Executive Officer, Solicitors Regulation Authority, dated 4 April 2022
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8 Apr 2022 To committee Response from the Chair to Paul Philip, Chief Executive Officer, Solicitors Regulation Authority, dated 8 April 2022
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