Country

United Kingdom

Status
Not Started
Last Update
02/09/2025
Assessment of CASE
Not Started
Scotland - Public Consultation on SLAPPs

Last update: 20 August 2025
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On England
No information.

On Northern Ireland
No Information

On Scotland

The Scottish Government announced a Public Consultation on SLAPPs, which closed on 23 May 2025. The Consultation mentions both legislative (comparision of EU Directive and a Model Law prepared by the Scottish Anti-SLAPP WG and the Anti-SLAPP Research Hub) and non-legislative (establishment of the UK SLAPPs Taskforce, Legal regulation) proposals. A Government response is expected.

 

On Wales
No Information.

Coalition Against SLAPPs In Europe

CASE is a coalition of European NGOs that recognize the threat posed to public watchdogs by Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).

European Centre For Press & Media Freedom

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) was founded in 2015 in Leipzig, Germany, and operates under European press freedom charters.

Mapping Media Freedom documents press and media freedom violations across Europe. The documented incidents are publicly accessible and can be explored, filtered, and searched through the interactive Alert Explorer.