Anti-SLAPP training: New threats to democracy: How to counter SLAPPs?
On June 14, 2023, in the framework of the European project PATFox (Pioneering AntiSLAPP Training for Freedom of Expression) and with the support of the Illustrious Provincial Bar Association of A Coruña, we organized the training day “New threats to democracy: How to counteract SLAPPs“.
The event was attended by lawyers, academics and representatives of ICA Coruña, who congratulated FIBGAR for the initiatives it is carrying out to help counter these new anti-democratic threats.
During the training day, information was provided on the different types of SLAPP lawsuits and the legal-technical mechanisms used, with special attention to the Spanish context. Likewise, the proposal for a Directive on the protection of persons who carry out acts of public participation against manifestly unfounded or abusive lawsuits (“strategic lawsuits against public participation”) was analyzed in depth.
During the training day, an interesting process of reflection and debate was opened among the participants on the challenges of counteracting abusive legal actions in Spain.
