HL Deb 08 February 1996 vol 569 c339
The Lord Chancellor

My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to amend the law of defamation and to amend the law of limitation with respect to actions for defamation and malicious falsehood. I beg to move that this Bill be now read a first time.

Moved, That the Bill be now read a first time. —(The Lord Chancellor.)

On Question, Bill read a first time, and to be printed.