Justice Committee

1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private. 2. Defamation: The Committee will take evidence, in round-table format, from— Campbell Deane, Partner, Bannatyne Kirkwood France & Co.; Rosalind McInnes, Principal Solicitor, BBC; John Paul Sheridan, Convener, Obligations Sub-Committee, Law Society of Scotland; Gavin Sutter, Senior Lecturer in Media Law, Queen Mary University, London; Nik Williams, Project Manager, Scottish PEN. 3. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. 4. Remand: The Committee will consider a draft report.