Proceeding contribution from Paul Farrelly (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 July 2010. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Defamation Law.
Defamation Law
Lord Lester's Bill addresses qualified privilege. Does my hon. Friend agree that the law on qualified privilege is not now working to provide protection as it should and was intended to do, particularly of the work of non-governmental organisations? They often feel constrained, for example, in referring to United Nations reports or reports from overseas bodies that make allegations because they fear a libel suit in which they must prove all the allegations themselves rather than relying on the report of otherwise august bodies?
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