I guess you haven't heard of SLAPPs.
You will.
www.ft.com
"Russian oligarchs and other deep-pocketed litigants will find it harder to muzzle the British press after justice secretary Dominic Raab set out a package of measures designed to prevent “endless legal action”.
Raab said the government would clamp down on wealthy individuals or companies seeking to use lawsuits, known as Slapps (strategic lawsuits against public participation), as a weapon to silence criticism.
MPs have expressed concern that wealthy individuals, including Russian oligarchs, have used the threat of legal action to hamper scrutiny of their financial affairs because publishers face sky-high legal costs to defend a court case, whatever its merits."