David Hooper

Gebundenes Buch

Buying Silence

How Oligarchs, Corporations and Plutocrats Use the Law to Gag Their Critics

Beschreibung

In this timely, insightful and often shocking book, David Hooper, veteran media lawyer, explores how the power of money enables the very wealthy - including Robert Maxwell, Nadhim Zahawi and McDonald's - to crush their critics through SLAPP tactics.

Autor

David Hooper is a leading media lawyer, having worked with publishers and newspapers in the UK and the US. He has represented a President, a Prime Minister, MPs, authors, journalists, academics, sportsmen, actors, film directors, doctors and industrialists but always acts against rather than for oligarchs. His previous works include Public Scandal, Odium and Contempt, Official Secrets: The Use and Abuse of the Act and Reputations Under Fire: Winners and Losers in the Libel Business. He lives in Monmouthshire, Wales.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Biteback Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 542g
• ISBN-13: 9781785908316
• ISBN-10: 1785908316
• Artikelnr.: 68632426