Rivlin v Bilainkin
1953 · [1953] 1 QB 485
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- Facts
- The , under an not to repeat a , repeated it in a letter he posted to a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons.
- Issue
- Was the letter protected by ?
- Held
- No. Sending it was not connected with any proceedings in Parliament.
- Principle
- Privilege attaches to proceedings in Parliament, not to everything that happens in the building.
- Why it matters
- Limits the scope of parliamentary privilege.
Words and Latin in this note
- Parliamentary privilege
- The rights and immunities of Parliament and its Members, chiefly freedom of speech in debate, which cannot be questioned in any court. Open the note.
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