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Defamation Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 15 January 2013. It occurred during Debate on bills and Committee proceeding on Defamation Bill.

I do not wish to interfere with the noble Lord’s attempt to be brief. Will he consider the observations that he has made, which he draws from paragraph 9 of the consultation document of which we have all been sent a copy, in the context of the words of the Bill itself—in particular, the words of Clause 5(6)(b) which require that the complainant in the notice, among other things,

“sets out the statement concerned and explains why it is defamatory”.

Would that not be a basis for a set of regulations that expand on it in the way in which this paragraph sets out?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
742 c203GC 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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