Plaintiff entitled have his defamation damages assessed by a jury

Defamation – whether the plaintiff is entitled to have damages determined by a jury – s. 23(1)(c) of the Defamation Act 2009 – Cox and McCullough, Defamation Law and Practice (Clarus Press, 2014) – whether a decision on damages following acceptance of an offer to make amends, in the absence of agreement between the parties, is to be made by a judge alone and not a jury – Law of Torts (Bloomsbury Professional, 2013) McMahon and Binchy – whether in circumstances where an offer of amends had been made and accepted pursuant to s. 22 of the 2009 Act, but the parties are unable to reach agreement as to the issue of quantum of damages or costs, is there an entitlement under s. 23(l)(c) to a jury trial – the plaintiff is entitled have his damages assessed by a jury, rather than by a judge sitting alone, should he wish to do so.