Abolishing juries in defamation cases would be a 'knee jerk reaction', TD claims 

Justice Committee chairman James Lawless said: 'We think that if there is a perceived delay in court cases being heard because of juries being required, the answer is not less juries, but more of them.' Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Abolishing juries in High Court defamation cases would be a "knee jerk reaction", according to the the chair of a committee tasked with examining new laws.

The Oireachtas Justice Committee has gone against the Government in recommending that juries be retained in defamation cases.