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Defamation Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Mawhinney (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 19 December 2012. It occurred during Debate on bills and Committee proceeding on Defamation Bill.

May I offer my noble friend a personal apology? I said that there were three distinguished members of the committee here present. I will be honest with my noble friend and say that my eyes saw him but my brain did not register the fact. Of course, there are four distinguished members present. I want to correct the record and, in so doing, express my appreciation for his contribution to the committee.

My noble friend invited me to reflect back on our conversations about the list. I well remember conversations about whether the list would become a tick-box exercise and the damaging impact that that would have on courts having to make decisions so that every item was covered. However, I do not remember any conversations about a radical alternative to the tick-box approach. I hope that he will accept that that is my best memory of the conversations that we had.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
741 c542GC 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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