Seanad debates
Tuesday, 20 February 2007
Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage
4:00 pm
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
This is not an effort to find out who is lying or who is telling the truth. This provides that if something is going to be put in writing at the beginning of the case, then the defendant better believe it. It is not stating this is the way in which the truth of allegations will be ascertained.
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