It’s been a slow process, but anti-SLAPP legislation is finally on the statute book (although not yet in force). In this week’s NLJ, Michael Bundock, barrister, dispute resolution, Lexis+AI, explores the potential impact of the new measures, which are designed to stop legitimate comment being stifled by ‘strategic litigation against public participation’ (SLAPP)
Bundock writes that the measures ‘will make two significant amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules, one dealing with strike-out and the other with costs’.
Bundock investigates how the measures will work, once in force, and concludes they are of limited scope and ‘unlikely to satisfy those who have been working to restrict the use of SLAPP’.
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