Select Committee · Foreign Affairs Committee

Use of strategic lawsuits against public participation

Status: Closed Opened: 7 Mar 2022 Closed: 20 Jul 2022

The purpose of this one-off session is to look at the impact of ‘strategic lawsuits against public participation’ (SLAPPs) on the media’s ability to investigate and report on sources of dirty money in our financial systems and the subsequent impact on UK’s security and international reputation.

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
15 Mar 2022 Arabella Pike · William Collins, Catherine Belton, Susan Coughtrie · Foreign Policy Centre, Tom Burgis · Financial Times View ↗

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
30 Mar 2022 Correspondence from the Solicitors Regulation Authority following the FAC oral …
23 Mar 2022 Correspondence from the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of S…
16 Mar 2022 Correspondence from ENRC Ltd relating to the Committee's evidence session on th…