Madam, - The time has surely come to redress a serious deficit in this country's protection of its citizens and legislate to protect the good names of the dead. Last week we saw a situation where Julia Kushnir, who had no reputation to protect in this country, leaves with €500,000 in damages while Liam Lawlor's family are left to cope with the pain of the false allegations and can do nothing to right this wrong. - Yours etc,
JACK HICKEY, Sussex Road, Dublin 4.