- Civil Law of Defamation, Report on the (LRC 38-1991)

[1991] IELRC 7

Irish Law Reform Commission

Republic of Ireland

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Constitution
Industrial Relations Act 1990 (Qld)
Law Reform Commission Act, 1975 (Tas)
Broadcasting Act 1990	s8
Courts Act 1971	s6, s7
Courts Act 1988
Courts Act, 1991	s2, s4
Civil Liability Act 1961	s6, s8, s11, s14
Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961	s33
Defamation Act 1961	s17, s18, s21, s22, s23, s24, s26
Domicile and Recognition of Foreign Divorces Act 1986	s1, s13, s3, s4
Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924
Married Women's Status Act 1957	s30
Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989
Courts of Justice Act 1924
Offences Against the State Act 1939
Trade Union Act 1941

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
[1991] Ilrm 491	[1991] ILRM 491		Republic of Ireland	circa 1991
Competence and Compellability of Spouses as Witnesses	(1989) 6 Dublin University Law Journal 46	Dublin University Law Journal	Republic of Ireland	circa 1989
(1989) 11 Ehrr 101	(1989) 11 EHRR 101	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	circa 1989
In re R Ltd	[1989] IR 126; [1989] ILRM 757			circa 1989
Hynes-O'Sullivan v O'Driscoll	[1988] IR 436; [1989] ILRM 349		Republic of Ireland	circa 1989
Breathnach v Ireland	[1989] IR 489			circa 1989
Hynes-O'Sullivan v O'Driscoll	[1988] IR 349			circa 1988
Attorney General (SPUC) v Open Door Counselling Ltd	[1988] IR 593; [1987] ILRM 477		Republic of Ireland	circa 1987
Bula Ltd v Tara Mines Ltd	[1987] IR 85; [1988] ILRM 149			circa 1987
Lingens v Austria	[1986] ECHR 7; (1986) 8 EHRR 407	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	8 Jul 1986	BAILII
(1986) 8 Ehrr 91	(1986) 8 EHRR 91	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	circa 1986
Kearney v Minister for Justice	[1986] IR 116			circa 1986
Kelly v Ireland	[1986] ILRM 318		Republic of Ireland	circa 1986
"Was New York Times v Sullivan Wrong?"	(1986) 53 University of Chicago Law Review 782	University of Chicago Law Review	United States	circa 1986	HeinOnline / LexisNexis
Lauderback v American Broadcasting Companies Inc	741 F2d 193; 10 Media LRep 2241	United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit	United States	21 Aug 1984	WorldLII
Attorney General v Paperlink Ltd	[1983] IEHC 1; [1984] ILRM 373	High Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	15 Jul 1983	BAILII
Private Motorists Provident Society v Attorney General	[1983] IR 339			circa 1983
State (Lynch) v Cooney	[1982] IR 337			circa 1982
Hunter v Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police	[1981] UKHL 13; [1982] AC 529; [1981] 3 All ER 727; [1981] 3 WLR 906; 536 ER 727	House of Lords	United Kingdom	19 Nov 1981	BAILII
Arrowsmith v United Kingdom	(1981) 3 EHRR 218	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	circa 1981
Lingens v Austria	(1981) 4 EHRR 373	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	circa 1981
Sunday Times v United Kingdom	[1979] ECHR 1; (1979-80) 2 EHRR 245; (1979) 58 ILR 491	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	26 Apr 1979	BAILII
Handyside v United Kingdom	[1976] ECHR 5; (1976) 1 EHRR 737; 58 ILR 150	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	7 Dec 1976	BAILII
Gertz v Robert Welch, Inc	418 US 323; 41 L Ed 2d 789; 94 SCt 2997	United States Supreme Court	United States	25 Jun 1974	WorldLII
McGee v Attorney General	[1973] IESC 2; [1974] IR 284	Supreme Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	19 Dec 1973	BAILII
Berry v Irish Times Ltd	[1973] IR 368			circa 1973
Quinn's Supermarket v Attorney General	[1972] IR 1			circa 1972
East Donegal Co-Operative v Attorney General	[1970] IR 317			circa 1970
Macauley v Minister for Posts and Telegraphs	[1966] IR 345			circa 1966
Rookes v Barnard	[1964] UKHL 1; [1964] AC 1129; [1964] 1 All ER 367; [1964] 2 WLR 269; [1964] 1 Lloyds Rep 28; [1964] 1All ER 367	House of Lords	United Kingdom	21 Jan 1964	BAILII
Rumping v DPP	[1964] AC 814		United Kingdom	circa 1964	LexisNexis / Westlaw
DPP v Smith	[1961] AC 190		United Kingdom	circa 1961	LexisNexis / Westlaw
National Union of Railwaymen v Sullivan	[1947] IR 77			circa 1947
"Legal Unity of Husband and Wife, The"	(1947) 10 Modern Law Review 16	Modern Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 1947	HeinOnline
Hollington v Hewthorn	[1943] KB 587; [1943] 2 All ER 35		United Kingdom	circa 1943	LexisNexis / Westlaw
Mangena v Wright	[1909] UKLawRpKQB 97; [1909] 2 KB 958		United Kingdom	11 May 1909	CommonLII
[1897] AC 22	[1897] AC 22		United Kingdom	circa 1897	LexisNexis / Westlaw
Wennhak v Morgan and Wife	[1888] UKLawRpKQB 29; (1888) 20 QBD 635; 59 LT 28		United Kingdom	13 Feb 1888	CommonLII
Scott v Sampson	[1882] UKLawRpKQB 32; (1882) 8 QBD 491		United Kingdom	20 Mar 1882	CommonLII
Joseph Davison v William Elliott Duncan	[1857] EngR 160; 7 E & B 229; 119 ER 1233; 26 LJQB 104	Queen's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1857	CommonLII
Todd v Hawkins	[1837] EngR 322; (1837) 2 Macl & R 20; (1837) 8 C & P 88; 173 ER 411		United Kingdom	circa 1837	CommonLII
New Remedies Against Libel of the Dead? A Look at the Recommendations of the Faulks Committee on Defamation	18 University of Western Ontario Law Review 521	University of Western Ontario Law Review	Canada		HeinOnline
1 Ehrr 43	1 EHRR 43	European Court of Human Rights	Europe
Wayson v Walter	LR 4 QB 73		United Kingdom		LexisNexis / Westlaw

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