The Swedish business and finance publication, Realtid, has been sued by Mr. Svante Kumlin and his group of companies Eco Energy World (EEW), for eight articles they published in 2020. Realtid had been investigating EEW ahead of an impending stock market launch in Norway, a matter of clear public interest. Before publication, the journalists contacted Kumlin and EEW to request an interview and reply, but neither were provided. In November 2020, Kumlin and EEW filed a lawsuit at the High Court in London accusing Camilla Jonsson, editor-in-chief of Realtid, and two reporters, Per Agerman and Annelie Östlund, of defamation for publishing false information and breaching a non-disclosure agreement by sharing what the lawyers claim to be confidential information.