Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Department of Justice

Mr. Justice Bernard Barton:

I welcome that proposal. It is very good. I would go along with Mr. Harty and Mr. Doyle on that. It would be a useful reform. I would go that far so that the plaintiff should have to give evidence. The jury should see them mess up.