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11.06.12

The Defamation Bill – Comment before the second Reading

The Defamation Bill, which has cross-party support, is scheduled for a second reading on 12 June 2012. The Libel Reform Campaign has hailed its introduction as ‘the first wholesale attempt at reform since 1843’. This article looks at the Bill in its current form and the reasons behind its introduction. The Bill has it is origins in…