Opposition Now Backing Bill to Protect Public Officers From Legal Action

Opposition now backing bill to protect public officers from legal action

The Opposition has expressed its support for a bill to protect public officers who are sued for actions they take in the course of their work, saying that the wording of the bill is different from statements made by the prime minister in January about what the government intended doing.The new legislation will cover the...

Irish Defamation bill won’t protect speech, groups warn

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Greenpeace International begins groundbreaking Anti-SLAPP case to protect freedom of speech

In a landmark test case of the European Union’s new legislation to protect freedom of expression and stop abusive lawsuits, Greenpeace International has overnight challenged the US oil pipeline company, Energy Transfer, in court in the Netherlands.[1] The multi-billion-dollar company brought two back-to-back SLAPP suits against Greenpeace International and Greenpeace in the US, after Greenpeace showed solidarity with the 2016 peaceful Indigenous…

Ireland: Concern over the Defamation (Amendment) Bill’s failure to protect public interest speech

On 2 July, the Dáil passed the Defamation (Amendment) Bill by 83 votes to 61. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) shares the disappointment of the undersigned organisations that, although the Bill contains anti-SLAPP provisions, it does not include the strong safeguards necessary to meaningfully protect public interest speech. Nearly a decade after the review of the Defamation Act 2009 began, this is a frustrating outcome and a missed o…

Ireland's Defamation (Amendment) Bill fails to protect public interest speech - Index on Censorship

On 2 July, the Dáil passed the Defamation (Amendment) Bill by 83 votes to 61. The undersigned organisations are deeply disappointed that, although the Bill contains anti-SLAPP provisions, it fails to include the robust safeguards required to meaningfully protect public interest speech. Nearly a decade after the review of the Defamation Act 2009 began, this is a frustrating outcome and a missed opportunity to protect the freedom of expression tha…