Loretta Feris
Loretta Feris is deputy vice-chancellor for transformation at the University of Cape Town.
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/ 10 May 2007

‘Slap’ those pesky environmentalists

Yet another defamation lawsuit has been filed by developers against their environmental critics. This time it is members of the Rhenosterspruit Nature Conservation (RNC) who are being sued by the developer of a golf course estate. This begs the question whether we are witnessing the mushrooming of so-called “slap” (strategic litigation against public participation) lawsuits.