Sir, – The Government is determined to proceed with the proposal to abolish the right to trial by jury in High Court defamation cases notwithstanding opposition by all non-Government parties, many Independents, the Bar Council, the Law Society, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and prominent legal academics.
That should serve as a warning to anyone concerned with or interested in the preservation of the civil liberties.
If the proposed abolition of the right to jury trial is enacted, it will
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