SLAPPs on the run?

This post takes a quick look at Kamal v Tax Policy Associates Ltd & Anor EWHC 551 (KB) to consider if it represents a serious warning shot against SLAPPs and a sign that the government legislation in this area is working. It's a welcome decision, but it is unlikely to prove very…

March 12, 2026 - 17:08 UTC

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I don't have any hot takes about it but it does seem a little strange that if this is the first case where a SLAPP finding was made it was in a case where a litigant in person brought hopeless proceedings against very well resourced defendants.
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It seems to me that if this is going to be a useful tool, the test will be when a well resourced Claimant brings an arguable-but-weak case against a litigant-in-person.
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