Two things seem to be beyond dispute. One is that powers already exist for the courts to exercise their judgment over timing and that costs are escalating beyond the ability of most people to turn to the law for the defence that they are entitled to expect from the law. Given that those are both facts that I know my noble friend is relying on, how can he explain that not changing the first is likely to address the second?
Defamation Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Mawhinney
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 17 December 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Defamation Bill.
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2012-13
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