It’s time for defamation proceedings to ditch the jury
22-Jun-2010 | Copyright & Media Law
The recommendation in Lord Lester’s Defamation Bill that the presumption of trial by jury be reversed, and the recent decision of the Court of Appeal of Fiddes v Channel 4 have put the spotlight back on the question of whether jury trials are desirable in defamation proceedings.
In an opinion piece published in The Lawyer on Monday 21st June, Niri Shan questions whether jury trials are desirable in defamation proceedings.
Lawyers Niri Shanmuganathan
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