Comments on: Senator Norris and the Defamation Bill http://www.cearta.ie/2007/03/senator-norris-and-the-defamation-bill/ the Irish for rights Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:43:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: cearta.ie » Blog Archive » The Defamation Bill and the red herring school of debating http://www.cearta.ie/2007/03/senator-norris-and-the-defamation-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-2316 cearta.ie » Blog Archive » The Defamation Bill and the red herring school of debating Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:29:28 +0000 http://www.cearta.ie/2007/03/senator-norris-and-the-defamation-bill/#comment-2316 [...] of honest opinion. And on this defence, Senator Norris (whose prognostications on the Bill have already featured on this blog) made two points of note. In his role of Defender of the English Language, he [...] [...] of honest opinion. And on this defence, Senator Norris (whose prognostications on the Bill have already featured on this blog) made two points of note. In his role of Defender of the English Language, he [...]

]]> By: Eoin http://www.cearta.ie/2007/03/senator-norris-and-the-defamation-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-2241 Eoin Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:53:07 +0000 http://www.cearta.ie/2007/03/senator-norris-and-the-defamation-bill/#comment-2241 More on Jim Walsh's problems with the Bill (see <a href="http://debates.oireachtas.ie/DDebate.aspx?F=SEN20070306.xml&Node=H4#" rel="nofollow">html</a> | <a href="http://debates.oireachtas.ie/Xml/29/SEN20070306.PDF" rel="nofollow">pdf</a>): <a href="http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2007/0307/1173121217510.html" rel="nofollow">Libel Bill payment measure deplored</a> (Irish Times, Wed 7 March 2007, sub req'd), where Jimmy Walsh writes in a Seanad Report: <blockquote>In a strong attack on a provision in the Defamation Bill enabling a defendant to lodge money in court in satisfaction of an action, Jim Walsh (FF) said: "If we allow the Bill to go through with this in it, I think we're in dereliction of our duties. Of all the things in the Bill this is the one that is for me most galling."</blockquote> More on Jim Walsh’s problems with the Bill (see html | pdf): Libel Bill payment measure deplored (Irish Times, Wed 7 March 2007, sub req’d), where Jimmy Walsh writes in a Seanad Report:

In a strong attack on a provision in the Defamation Bill enabling a defendant to lodge money in court in satisfaction of an action, Jim Walsh (FF) said: “If we allow the Bill to go through with this in it, I think we’re in dereliction of our duties. Of all the things in the Bill this is the one that is for me most galling.”

]]> By: Technology in plain English http://www.cearta.ie/2007/03/senator-norris-and-the-defamation-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-782 Technology in plain English Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:05:30 +0000 http://www.cearta.ie/2007/03/senator-norris-and-the-defamation-bill/#comment-782 <strong>Pings for everybody that we met at the Irish Blog Awards...</strong> People we met at the pre-blog meetup Eddie from McGarr Solictors; Keep up the good work - yes at least one non-legal reader can follow your blog, and I suspect that there are many more. EllyBabes. I’ve volunteered to help organize Barcamp Dubli... Pings for everybody that we met at the Irish Blog Awards…

People we met at the pre-blog meetup

Eddie from McGarr Solictors; Keep up the good work – yes at least one non-legal reader can follow your blog, and I suspect that there are many more.
EllyBabes. I’ve volunteered to help organize Barcamp Dubli…

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