‘Judge makes first “statutory SLAPP” declaration’

An £8 million defamation claim against a high-profile tax commentator and former magic circle partner has become the first lawsuit to be defined by a judge as meeting the statutory definition of strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP). In Kamal v Tax Policy Associates and Daniel Neidle, Mrs Justice Collins Rice gave summary judgment on a claim brought by Setu Kamal, a barrister practising in tax law, over an online article by Dan Neidle which described as ‘nonsense’ claims made by a company named Arka Wealth … (more)

[Michael Cross, Law Society Gazette, 11 March 2026]

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