Defamation Bill

Debate between Lord Scott of Foscote and Lord Woolf

Wednesday 19th December 2012 Grand Committee

[Lord Scott of Foscote]

My Lords, I rise simply to say that for the reasons given by my noble and learned friend Lord Lloyd of Berwick, to which I cannot usefully add, I entirely support his amendment.

[Lord Woolf]

My Lords, I rise to say the same thing because, of course, I was the other person who had his decision overruled by the House of Lords. I agreed with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Lloyd, in the Court of Appeal and I agree with him again today. I must apologise to the Committee for my late arrival, which I can only blame on the queue at the gift shop.