The Weekly Law Reports
[2000] 2 WLR 609
[HOUSE OF LORDS]
HAMILTON
Respondent
and
AL FAYED
Appellant
1999 Oct. 6,
7;
2000 March 23
2000 March 23
Lord Browne-Wilkinson, Lord Steyn, Lord Cooke of Thorndon, Lord Hope of Craighead and Lord Clyde
Parliament
— Privilege
— Proceedings in Parliament
— Parliamentary inquiry making adverse findings as to former member's conduct
— Defamation action subsequently brought by former member over accusations on television programme concerning same conduct
— Trial of action requiring examination of veracity of statements made before inquiry
— Whether potential breach of parliamentary privilege
— Whether former member's right to waive privilege extending to matters within autonomous jurisdiction of Parliament
—
Defamation Act 1996 (c. 31), s. 13