"WHEN I was an MP, I became aware from journalists that there were a number of stories that could be perfectly justified, all the evidence was there, but they would never reach the public domain because of threats from very rich individuals.”
That from Roger Mullin, the former SNP MP, sums up the problems with “SLAPPs” – an obscure point of law that nonetheless has far-reaching implications for every single person living in Scotland.
The former MP has put forward a petition – due to be considered by MSPs this week – pushing for Scotland to tighten the law to prevent the ultra-rich abusing the court system to suppress free speech.
