With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Amendment 9, page 2, line 40, in clause 4, leave out from ‘statement’ to end of line 41 and insert—
‘the court must have regard to all the circumstances of the case and those circumstances may include (among other things)—’.
Amendment 1, page 3, line 5, after ‘it’, insert—
‘or within or a reasonable amount of time following initial publication’.
Amendment 10, page 3, line 7, leave out paragraph (g).
Amendment 2, page 3, line 8, at end insert—
‘within a reasonable amount of time, allowing for the public and commercial interest in publication.’.
Amendment 11, page 3, line 9, leave out from ‘the’ to end of line and insert—
‘urgency of the matter; or’.
Amendment 3, page 3, line 10, at end insert—
(j) whether the defendant had made reasonable efforts to abide by the National Union of Journalists’ Code of Conduct.’.
Amendment 12, page 3, line 10, at end insert—
‘() the extent of the defendant’s compliance with any relevant code of conduct or other relevant guidelines’.
Amendment 4, page 3, line 21, at end insert—
‘(7) In determining public interest, the court shall have regard to whether the claimant is a person in public life, which should be taken to include (amongst others) politicians, public officials, celebrities and others whose influence, earnings or social status is dependent on a public image.’.