Christian Smith

Christian is the Litigation Editor at The Lawyer, where he covers domestic and global disputes, as well as writing The Hearing and Disputes Signal. He also co-hosts and produces The Lawyer Podcast. Prior to joining The Lawyer, he worked at Times Radio. Christian was a commercial and sports disputes solicitor for several years in London and New Zealand before becoming a journalist.

UK Government

Defamation lawyers divided over UK Government’s anti-SLAPP proposals

The UK Government has outlined new proposals to tackle lawsuits known as SLAPPs, which are often brought by claimants looking to prevent the publication of damaging information. Here’s what the legal community had to say. The reforms on strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) have received a mixed response from media lawyers. Following its call for […]

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RPC, Matrix and 5RB litigators lock horns over future of libel law

Litigators from RPC and Matrix Chambers debated with a 5RB silk over the future of libel law yesterday, in an evidence session before the UK Parliament’s Justice Committee. The one-off hearing was held to investigate potential reform concerning strategic lawsuits against public participation – known in the United States as SLAPPs – something that the […]