Libel and Defamation Cases: Cost to Public Funds Debate
Full Debate: Read Full DebateLord McFall of Alcluith
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(3 years, 2 months ago)
Lords ChamberMy Lords, the short answer is yes. I would disagree with noble Lord in only one respect; that is, when he calls it alternative dispute resolution. We should not see these forms of dispute resolution as being alternative in the sense of being somewhat outré or unusual. They should be absolutely at the forefront of our civil justice system, and indeed, we are making changes throughout our civil justice system to make sure that only cases that really cannot be resolved outside of court end up in court.
My Lords, all supplementary questions have been asked and we now come to two First Readings.