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On this episode of Cross Examination, Tom is joined by: Dan Neidle, tax lawyer, journalist and commentator. Dan was subject to SLAPP litigation after his investigation into a fellow lawyer’s involvement in a tax avoidance scheme. Matthew Gill, defamation lawyer at Good Law Project, a not-for-profit that seeks to defend human rights and fight for equality through strategic litigation. Matt frequently represents activists and journalists who face legal claims after speaking out on issues of public interest. Iain Wilson, vice chair of the Society of Media Lawyers and the managing partner of Brett Wilson, a central London firm specialising in defamation and privacy law, as well as regulatory defence. His firm acts for claimants and defendants, both in litigation and pre-publication matters. 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What exactly is "climate change law" and what are its elements? If the issue is international, how do domestic legal systems cope; and is it right that UK courts have recently shown a greater willingness to scrutinise Governmental decisions on climate? Tom also talks to the disability rights campaigner Doug Paulley about the effect of climate change on the disabled and his litigation against the UK Government. Sahil Kher is a senior associate at Kingsley Napley working on a range of public law but with particular expertise environmental and climate change judicial reviews, having worked on some of the highest-profile recent cases before the English courts. In a previous role at a prominent non-governmental organisation, he worked closely with community groups impacted by the effects of climate change, as well as journalists and NGOs at the frontline of advocacy on climate change and environmental issues. 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