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Press release - Anti-SLAPP: EU protection against legal actions that silence critical voices

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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The Legal Affairs Committee adopted its position on new rules to ensure EU-wide protection from vexatious lawsuits against public participation with 15 votes in favour, 1 against and 1 abstention.

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  • The Legal Affairs Committee adopted its position on new rules to ensure EU-wide protection from vexatious lawsuits against public participation with 15 votes in favour, 1 against and 1 abstention.
  • These are unfounded and abusive legal actions to silence those working in the public interest on matters such as fundamental rights, the environment and public access to information.
  • They also urge EU countries to implement the Commission’s recommendations for national cases, especially when it comes to legal assistance for those targeted.
  • The Commission presented its proposal in April 2022, including many of the measures MEPs were suggesting in their 2021 resolution.

Highlights - JURI: Vote on SLAPPs (2022/0117(COD) and geographical indications - Committee on Legal Affairs

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Monday, June 26, 2023
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JURI: Vote on SLAPPs and geographical indications

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  • JURI: Vote on SLAPPs and geographical indications
    26-06-2023 - 15:16
    On 26 June 2023, the JURI commitee will hold a hearing on Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law (16.00-17.30).
  • The Members will also consider draft opinion on geo-blocking (2023/2019(INI)) and draft repommendation on geographicsl indications (2022/0372(NLE)).
  • On 27 June 2023, the JURI Committee will vote on the report on Strategic lawsuits against public participation (2022/0117(COD)) and recommendation on geographical indications (2022/0372(NLE)).
  • Moreover, the committee will hear reporting back from the trilogues on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (2022/0051(COD)).

JUSAN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED BRINGS CLAIMS IN ENGLISH COURT TO CLEAR ITS NAME

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Friday, March 3, 2023
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A UK business, Jusan Technologies Limited ("JTL") has commenced two defamation claims in the English Court, the first against The Bureau of Investigative Journalism ("TBIJ") and the Telegraph Media Group Limited ("TMGL"), and the second against openDemocracy Limited ("OD").

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  • A UK business, Jusan Technologies Limited ("JTL") has commenced two defamation claims in the English Court, the first against The Bureau of Investigative Journalism ("TBIJ") and the Telegraph Media Group Limited ("TMGL"), and the second against openDemocracy Limited ("OD").
  • JTL has commenced the following claims in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales:
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  • OD also claims that JTL participated in a US$200 million transaction with a third party at a significant undervalue.
  • The cases are Jusan Technologies Ltd v The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and another, and Jusan Technologies Ltd v openDemocracy Ltd, case numbers QB-2022-002660 and QB-2022-002661, in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.