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		<title>O&#8217;Rorke on the Defamation Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eoin</dc:creator>
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Writing in today&#8217;s Irish Times, Andrew O&#8217;Rorke, Chairman of Hayes Solicitors who are that paper&#8217;s legal advisors, welcomes the recent commencement of the Defamation Act, 2009 (much as the Editor did at the time of its enactment):
Defamation Act will facilitate more sensible, efficient justice
&#8230; The impetus to change the law on defamation originated in 1987. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defamation of a company in the still un-commenced 2009 Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eoin</dc:creator>
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In the important decision of the House of Lords in Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl [2007] 1 AC 359, [2006] UKHL 44 (11 October 2006) the House of Lords by a majority confirmed the traditional common law rule (see South Hetton Coal Company v North Eastern News Association Limited [1894] 1 QB 133) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President signs Bills</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eoin</dc:creator>
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From the Irish Times breaking news site:
President McAleese signs controversial Bills into law
President Mary McAleese has this morning signed the Defamation Bill 2006 and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009 into law. &#8230;
Updates: from RTÉ news: President signs controversial bills into law; and from the Irish Times: Ahern welcomes Bills&#8217; enactment; see also Belfast Telegraph [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President&#8217;s decision tomorrow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eoin</dc:creator>
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For anyone who is as impatient as I am to find out what President McAleese has decided after her meeting this evening with the Council of State, the RTÉ News website is reporting:
The meeting of the Council of State called by the President ended at around 10pm. &#8230; The President has indicated she will announce [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blasphemy provisions clash with Constitution</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eoin</dc:creator>
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In today&#8217;s Irish Times, a piece by yours truly under the above headline:
Blasphemy provisions clash with Constitution
The President has very few unconstrained powers, and the Council of State is convened only rarely, but this evening they will all move centre stage, when the Council convenes to advise the President whether to refer two controversial Bills [...]]]></description>
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