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Public Bill Committee: 26 June 2012                     

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Defamation Bill, continued

 
 

Moratorium on application of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act

 

2012

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

NC12

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Sections 44 and 46 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders

 

Act 2012 shall not be brought into force in relation to proceedings relating to

 

defamation, malicious falsehood, breach of confidence or privacy until the

 

relevant Secretary of State has—

 

(a)    

carried out a review of the findings and recommendations of all four

 

Modules of the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of

 

the press;

 

(b)    

established a body to replace the Press Complaints Commission

 

following the review of the findings of the Leveson Inquiry;

 

(c)    

carried out a review of the impact and effectiveness of the body set up to

 

replace the Press Complaints Commission;

 

(d)    

carried out a review of the impact of this Act; and

 

(e)    

published a report of the conclusions of the reviews referred to in this

 

section.’.

 


 

Recovery of costs

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

NC13

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Costs ordered against a party in a civil action for defamation, malicious

 

falsehood, breach of confidence, privacy or publication proceedings shall not

 

exceed the amount (if any) which is reasonable having regard to all the

 

circumstances of the case, including—

 

(a)    

the financial resources of all the parties to the proceedings, and

 

(b)    

the conduct of the parties in connection with the dispute to which the

 

proceedings relate.’.

 

 

Order of the House [12 JUNE 2012]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Defamation Bill—

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

 

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

 

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 26 June 2012.

 

3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

 

which it meets.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 June 2012                     

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Defamation Bill, continued

 
 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

4.    

Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

 

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

 

Other proceedings

 

7.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

 

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

 

Lords) may be programmed.

 

 

Order of the Committee [19 JUNE 2012, as amended 21 june]

 

That—

 

(1)  

the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

 

19 June) meet—

 

(a)  

at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 19 June;

 

(b)  

at 9.00 am on Thursday 21 June;

 

(c)  

at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 26 June;

 

(2)  

the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 26 June.

 

 

NOTICES WITHDRAWN

 

The following Notices were withdrawn on 21 June 2012:

 

Amendments 47 and 48

 

NC 3

 


 
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