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Buying silence : how oligarchs, corporations and plutocrats use the law to gag their critics / David Hooper.
By: Hooper, David [author.]
.Publisher: London : Biteback Publishing, 2023Description: xx, 364 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781785908316.Subject(s): Censorship -- Great Britain | Libel and slander -- Great Britain | Lawfare -- Great Britain | OligarchyDDC classification: 363.310941 Summary: "This timely and important work focuses on SLAPP cases - Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation lawsuits that are designed to censor intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defence until they abandon the case. Veteran media lawyer David Hooper addresses the overlooked and under-considered area of the law, that allows lawyers to profit by charging vast fees for billable hours from Oligarchs and other high-net-worth individuals and dives into the murky world of private information and vague 'handshake agreements' that often make up these cases."-- Provided by publisher.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Queen's Room, Principal Floor | New Books Display | 363.310941 HOO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 022734 |
"This timely and important work focuses on SLAPP cases - Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation lawsuits that are designed to censor intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defence until they abandon the case. Veteran media lawyer David Hooper addresses the overlooked and under-considered area of the law, that allows lawyers to profit by charging vast fees for billable hours from Oligarchs and other high-net-worth individuals and dives into the murky world of private information and vague 'handshake agreements' that often make up these cases."-- Provided by publisher.