It is Fine Gael's view that the rules governing court lodgements should be changed in defamation cases so that the acceptance of a lodgement will be accompanied by a declaration from the court vindicating the complainant. By the very nature of the case, litigants in defamation cases go to court for vindication, not for an award of damages. If the acceptance of a lodgement were to be accompanied by a declamatory judgment, the vast majority of cases would be resolved far earlier than is currently the case.