Eugene Regan (Fine Gael)

If this section is to be included a definition of defamation with regard to a corporate body would have to be included as it has been with regard to the natural person. This matter of defamation of a corporate body must be considered but the clause "whether or not it has incurred or is likely to incur financial loss as a result of the publication of that statement" is certainly over the top.

How does one define the defamation of a corporate body? The fact that directors of a small corporate body may be identified with it can affect them, but we must be clear on how this provision would operate.