Seanad debates
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed)
4:00 pm
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
Therefore, in this context, direction in respect of damages means the legal basis on which jurors are to proceed. This is important because jurors must be told they cannot go mad and cannot simply choose any old figure, thereby bankrupting the newspaper and teaching it a lesson.
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