News in December 2022
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Aberdeen University Legal Scholars Call for Introduction of Scottish Anti-SLAPP Law
The Anti-SLAPP Research Hub at the University of Aberdeen’s School of Law has written to the Scottish Parliament’s Petitions Committee to support a call for the introduction of anti-SLAPP legislation in Scotland. Unlike litigation to enforce legitimate rights, SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) are abusive lawsuits in which the...
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Northern Ireland has no voice in managing its energy supply post-Brexit, new research shows
The UK's exit from the EU has plunged Ireland's all-island energy market into a democratic deficit with decisions on Northern Ireland's energy supply no longer in the hands of its citizens and government, new research has shown.
