Paul Tweed on the Defamation Act

From the out set Paul has been an advocate for upholding the old legal code which is in line with the Republic of Ireland.

He certainly didn't like it on April 25 when the Defamation Bill became good law.

Press get their way with new defamation legislation at the expense of their readership’s right to redress #libelreform
— Paul Tweed (@Paul_Tweed) April 25, 2013

Two days earlier he had suggested that Belfast could become capital for libel tourists:

Looks like libel litigants will now have to cross the Irish Sea to Belfast or Dublin in order to get access to justice.
— Paul Tweed (@Paul_Tweed) April 23, 2013

The Story of the Defamation Act in Northern Ireland (so far...)

The Press Gazette and other publishers recently suggested that the unilateral Sammy Wilson decision not to pass a 'legislative consent motion", which would have implemented in full the Defamation Act into Northern Ireland law, could hurt the devolved province. Lord Lester, the Liberal Democrat architect of the new libel law said the decision was a "very bad step" for the public.