Justin Borg-Barthet

Professor in EU law and Private International Law, and Convener of Anti-SLAPP Research Hub @aberdeenunilaw; usual disclaimers.

[Justin Borg-Barthet @JustinBBarthet]

Katarina Trimmings, Burcu Yüksel Ripley, Patricia Živković and I wrote this blogpost to introduce our new edited collection in memory of our @AberdeenUniLaw colleague, Jonathan Fitchen.

The book was published today: https://t.co/sYoInnOlGQ

[EAPIL - Eur. Assoc. of Private International Law @eapilorg]

From Theory to Practice in Private International Law: Gedächtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen https://t.co/bUAyH2eGpI

[Aberdeen Law School @AberdeenUniLaw]

👉New Online Anti-SLAPP Short Course Available

🔗 Book: https://t.co/8tcl5Bqh8i

📅 Starts 27 January, 2025
💻 12-week course
❓ Podcast episode: https://t.co/yTLkbwInze

#Law #AntiSLAPP #AntiSLAPPLaw #FreedomOfExpression #NewShortCourse #LegalEducation #OnlineLearning

[Julien Burcher @Dowellenough]

This should be essential listening for anyone who wonders how people who have studied law can make a difference in the world… it’s a passport to making a difference in the right hands👏🏻❤️👇🏻… h/t @FM_Farrington 🙏🏻

Anti-SLAPP Laws: Protecting the Public https://t.co/onZRcsKCNG

[Justin Borg-Barthet @JustinBBarthet]

.@FM_Farrington and I discuss anti-SLAPP law in the first episode of the School of Law Podcast. Have a listen wherever you get your podcasts if you’d like to learn more about anti-SLAPP legal reform, and the broader anti-SLAPP movement.

[Aberdeen Law School @AberdeenUniLaw]

🎙️ The new podcast series from the School of Law is officially here!

🗣️ Episode 1: AntiSLAPP Laws | Protecting the Public

https://t.co/NuRLOpiP25

#AberdeenLaw #ANTISLAPP #PodcastLaunch #FreedomOfSpeech #LegalEducation #AberdeenLawFamily #AberdeenSchoolofLaw

[Aberdeen Law School @AberdeenUniLaw]

🎙️ The new podcast series from the School of Law is officially here!

🗣️ Episode 1: AntiSLAPP Laws | Protecting the Public

https://t.co/NuRLOpiP25

#AberdeenLaw #ANTISLAPP #PodcastLaunch #FreedomOfSpeech #LegalEducation #AberdeenLawFamily #AberdeenSchoolofLaw

[Index on Censorship @IndexCensorship]

In the final panel of the Anti-SLAPP conference, Francesca Farrington reminds us that SLAPPs threaten not just an individual's fundamental participation rights but the society's ability to access information. Alongside @skcoughtrie, Ia Sarma, Bobbie-Leigh Herdman, and @cearta.

[Justin Borg-Barthet @JustinBBarthet]

7 years since Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed.

Her work and the lawfare she endured prompted an incredible movement for the preservation of press freedom. Inspired by Daphne, at @AberdeenUniLaw we've been working hard to help build anti-SLAPP defences in all legal systems.

[UK in Malta 🇬🇧🇲🇹 @UKinMalta]

HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh today paid tribute to journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia at the makeshift memorial in #Valletta. There, she met with the journalist's family to discuss the work of the @daphnefdtn which they set up in her honour.

#RoyalVisit #RoyalVisitMalta

[Scottish Legal News @ScottishLegal]

Dr Erin Ferguson: How SLAPPs threaten the right to know @AberdeenUniLaw @fergusonerin https://t.co/rINsckW3yv

[Aberdeen Law School @AberdeenUniLaw]

Happy International Right to Know Day! Dr Erin Ferguson (@fergusonerin) shares her thoughts on how #SLAPPs threaten the right to know and why legal reform is needed. Read the blog now: https://t.co/zwqFjGZlDN

[Justin Borg-Barthet @JustinBBarthet]

Great to be in London to discuss anti-SLAPP law with @1stAmLawyer, Gavin Millar KC, Nimi Bruce & Chris Steele at the MLRC Conference 2024. We’ll discuss why the UK’s legal systems need to adopt robust anti-SLAPP laws, and we’ll consider available models.

https://t.co/iB1NqRX6CT

[Justin Borg-Barthet @JustinBBarthet]

@MalcolmCombe Indeed, but there remains a minority that wishes to see our reasoning, rather than just taking our word for it. Unbelievable but true.

[Justin Borg-Barthet @JustinBBarthet]

Spoiler: It should.

[Juridical Review @juridicalreview]

"Should Scotland SLAPP-back?" That is the question posed by @FM_Farrington, @JustinBBarthet and @fergusonerin in their comment on the need for bespoke anti-SLAPP legislation in Scotland (a SLAPP being a strategic lawsuit against public participation).

[Justin Borg-Barthet @JustinBBarthet]

PUBLICATION ALERT: @FM_Farrington, @fergusonerin and I discuss SLAPPs in Scotland. We argue that existing procedural mechanisms and substantive law are insufficient to protect free speech. Bespoke legislation is needed.

@ScottishPEN @RogMull @CASECoalition @AberdeenUniLaw

[Juridical Review @juridicalreview]

Our new issue is now available on Westlaw. It has content on: negligence and determining liability for that; encroachments on someone's land and the public interest; SLAPPs in Scots law; public nuisance and alcohol licensing; and psychiatric injury claims by secondary victims.

[Justin Borg-Barthet @JustinBBarthet]

@JohnOBrennan2 …while pouring petrol on flames (“impression of two-tier policing”).

Also, he’s literally complaining it’s too hot…*levels of* violence are a problem, he says repeatedly.

[Justin Borg-Barthet @JustinBBarthet]

@FaiselSadiq @barstandards I thought he didn't "do politics" on twitter; unless, of course, he's developed an appreciation for subtlety and is able to distinguish legitimate political commentary (bad barrister) from blatant race-baiting (nothing to see here; carry on).

[Aberdeen Law School @AberdeenUniLaw]

Dr Erin Ferguson shares her thoughts on the Labour government’s plans to bring public services back under public control. Read the blog here: https://t.co/tXalIfFaB5

[University of Aberdeen @aberdeenuni]

Great to hear the new Secretary of State for Education issue an emphatic ‘international students are welcome’ message at the Embassy Education Conference. Multicultural campuses enrich our universities and communities which is why we remain #OpenToAll https://t.co/HjEgnzVT80

[Justin Borg-Barthet @JustinBBarthet]

@LeaskyHT It’s about time we start calling our homegrown neo-fascists by the names we call their foreign equivalents. Farage et al are treated like cute little upstarts, while we recoil in horror at the support their European sister parties command.

[S Styles @DunsPitcus]

This week graduations returned to King’s College Campus. A beautiful and historic location for the newest Aberdeen alumni to be capped and celebrate with their families. The Law School organised a class photo in the ancient quadrangle. We we joined by the Principal & Lord Provost

[Aberdeen Law School @AberdeenUniLaw]

BLOG POST ALERT! Read 'Analysis: The Court of Justice on the existence of an 'international element' under the Brussels Ia Regulation (C-497/22 Inkreal)' by @Poesen_m
now: https://t.co/42uVSiUWlh