British courts will now apply a three-part assessment before allowing a case to progress.
The measures, announced by Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, target so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation , which are often used to intimidate journalists and rights advocates with the threat of endless legal action and costs.
The government will also aim to introduce a costs protection scheme to help level the playing field between deep-pocketed claimants and defendents. He said the reforms would"uphold freedom of speech, end the abuse of our justice system, and defend those who bravely shine a light on corruption". In recent years, Russian billionaires and large businesses have used London courts to sue British individuals who have published writing crticial of them.
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