§ Captain Ramsayasked the Attorney-General whether his attention has been drawn to the recent decision in the case of Newstead versus London Express Newspapers; and whether the Lord Chancellor's Commission to inquire into the law of defamation has presented a report?
§ The Attorney-GeneralI am informed by my Noble Friend, the Lord Chancellor, that he has read the judgments in the case of Newsteadversus London Express Newspapers. The committee established under the chairmanship of Lord Porter to inquire into the law of defamation has, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, decided to suspend further operations during the progress of the war as it is found impossible in war conditions, without grave inconvenience, to secure the attendance of some of its members and of the necessary witnesses.