Defamation Bill

Debate between Lord Skelmersdale and Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Wednesday 19th December 2012 Grand Committee

[Lord Lester of Herne Hill]

I am catching a bad habit from sitting next to my noble friend Lord Phillips and interrupting but since he does not intend to move Amendment 15, is not the vice of his approach that he will seek to make the court into the editor?

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees]

Before we go on, perhaps I should remind the Grand Committee that we are discussing an amendment to a government amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Phillips of Sudbury. It was called and therefore it will need to be withdrawn. Since it is in the same group, it does not particularly matter for the purposes of the debate. But that is the position.