PATFox project will share lessons on how to fight back against SLAPPs at RightsCon 2023
Session on Building a Resilient Legal Force across 11 Countries to Defend Freedom of Expression goes online on Wednesday 7 June at 11.30 CEST
Hungarian Roundtable discussion on SLAPP
CIJ Hungary organized a roundtable discussion Dr. Dalma Dojcsák (TASZ), Dr. Éva Simon (Liberties Europe), dr. Tivadar Hüttl (TASZ) and PATFox project lead expert Dr. Bea Bodrogi
Second SLAPPs lecture at Sofia University
MDC organised an academic lecture on SLAPP for legal students and young professionals in Bulgaria on 31 May 2023
SLAPPs: the Legal Position in Slovenia
Ljubljana attorney Jasna Zakonjšek analyses the phenomenon of SLAPPs from a Slovenian perspective
“SLAPPs: new forms of abuse of law” - virtual lecture organised by FIBGAR
Virtual lecture was organised with the support of the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) in Barcelona
Anti-SLAPP seminar conducted in Nicosia
The lecture was delivered by Theodoros Economou, a lawyer practicing in Cyprus who is also the local trainer
Council of Europe: SLAPPs symptomatic of democratic backsliding in Europe
Growth in SLAPPs shows shortcomings of domestic legal frameworks in many Council of Europe member states
Where are the limits to freedom of expression? Second workshop on SLAPPs held for Croatian lawyers and activists
According to data from the Croatian Journalists' Association, there are approximately 940 active lawsuits against media outlets and journalists in Croatia
MDC and ELSA Bulgaria organise SLAPPs lecture at Sofia University
On 17th May 2023 the first in a series of lectures on SLAPP was held at Sofia University, with an audience of law students and young lawyers.
Second Polish workshop-seminar held in Warsaw
Participants included the retired Constitutional Tribunal judge prof. Ewa Łętowska, attorneys and legal counsels in international law firms
One year on: anti-SLAPP training is more crucial than ever
Between November 2022 and February 2023, almost 200 lawyers attended our 11 workshops, one per each country
First Anti-SLAPP lecture held in Hungary
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) is the oldest and largest university in Hungary and it is the most popular higher education institution among applicants each year
55 Romanian Lawyers Prepared to Defend the Press in SLAPP Cases
PATFox partner CIJ has experienced enormous demand for their training sessions
PATFox presented at III World Forum on Human Rights 2023
The World Forum on Human Rights brings together national, regional and international organisations with the aim of exchanging experience and good practices in the field of democracy and human rights
PATFox Germany trainers publish article on EU draft directive in professional journal
Nadine Dinig and Jasper Prigge’s article appears in the latest issue of IP Rechtsberater
Threat of SLAPPs highlighted at Slovenian Bar Association event
The lecture, titled 'encompassed discussions on the right to freedom of expression and the renewed proposal for an anti-SLAPP directive
Extra dates added due to popular demand! Anti-SLAPP training continues in Romania this Spring
PATFox partner the Center for Independent Journalism organised two additional trainings, aimed at lawyers in Bucharest and beyond
Romania’s first anti-SLAPP legal training: lawyers, experts and NGOs join forces to support journalists and human rights defenders
25 lawyers and legal specialists from all around the country took part in this four and a half hour online training
Bulgaria: Insurance company Lev Ins files claim in Sofia City Court against Mediapool
Reporting based on public information is now the subject of Bulgaria’s biggest ever defamation claim against the media
PATFox holds showcase event in Brussels: How Legal Training helps us understand - and counter - abusive litigation
Our event at the European Parliament gave a wealth of insight about SLAPPs across our 11 project countries