Dáire McMullin

Aug 27, 2024 | lexology.com | Dáire McMullin |Amelia Walsh |Keith Smith |Eve Mulconry |Deirdre O'Mahony |Joanelle O'Cleirigh | +2 more

Ireland is on the verge of a significant overhaul in its defamation laws following the recent publication of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 (the “Bill”). As outlined in further detail in our in December 2023, the General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill was unveiled in March 2023 and, in September 2023, the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice (the “Committee”) produced a report on the General Scheme (the “Committee Report”).

Jan 17, 2024 | mondaq.com | Eve Mulconry |Keith Smith |Deirdre O'Mahony |Dáire McMullin

Ireland is on the threshold of a significant overhaul of its defamation laws following the publication of the General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill (the "General Scheme") in March 2023 and the Report on Pre Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme prepared by the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice (the "Committee") in September 2023.