Update: proposed new powers for judges to dismiss SLAPPs

Proposed amendments have been announced to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill to give judges greater powers to dismiss so-called ‘Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation’ (‘SLAPPs’) related to economic crime.

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