EU Anti-SLAPP Directive: Public Participants May Claim Compensation for Strategic Litigation Outside EU
By EsqSocial Corporation 04/04/25
The European Union's Directive 2024/1069 (the "Directive") aims to protect individuals and organizations engaged in public participation (such as NGOs, journalists and academics) from strategic lawsuits against public participation ("SLAPPs") through early dismissal mechanisms, cost recovery, and compensation for damages. The Directive permits entities domiciled in the EU to initiate proceedings before European courts to claim damages caused by non-EU entities in SLAPP lawsuits which took place...
By: Jones Day