Matt Cooper: Long overdue end to vexatious gagging writs may be on the way | Business Post

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Matt Cooper: Long overdue end to vexatious gagging writs may be on the way | Business Post
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Long overdue end to vexatious gagging writs may be on the way – Cooper_Mwrites.

One of the more interesting and encouraging parts of the government’s planned reform of the defamation laws is the proposed introduction of a so-called “anti-Slapp” mechanism.

It is an acknowledgement that there are rich and powerful people who use the mechanisms of the defamation laws as a tactic to muzzle legitimate public interest examination of their actions and behaviours.Subscribe from just €1 for the first month!

 

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