engu in ▁Books ▁under ▁the ▁Ob scene ▁Publications ▁Act ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁for ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁D . ▁H . ▁Lawrence ' s ▁Lady ▁Ch atter ley ' s ▁L over . ▁The ▁trial ▁took ▁place ▁over ▁six ▁days , ▁in ▁No ▁ 1 ▁court ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Ba iley , ▁between ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁and ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁with ▁Mer v yn ▁Griff ith - J ones ▁pro sec uting , ▁Ger ald ▁Gard iner ▁coun sel ▁for ▁the ▁defence ▁and ▁Laur ence ▁By r ne ▁pres iding . ▁The ▁trial ▁was ▁a ▁test ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁public ▁good ▁provision ▁under ▁section ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁which ▁was ▁defined ▁as ▁a ▁work ▁" in ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁science , ▁literature , ▁art ▁or ▁learning , ▁or ▁of ▁other ▁objects ▁of ▁general ▁concern ". ▁ ▁The ▁j ury ▁found ▁for ▁the ▁def endant ▁in ▁a ▁result ▁that ▁us her ed ▁in ▁the ▁liberal isation ▁of ▁publishing , ▁and ▁which ▁some ▁saw ▁as ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁perm iss ive ▁society ▁in ▁Britain . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁and ▁legal ▁background ▁The ▁Ob scene ▁Publications ▁Bill ▁was ▁first ▁put ▁before ▁the ▁UK ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁member ' s ▁bill ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁Herbert ▁Committee ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁what ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁common ▁law ▁off ence ▁of ▁obsc ene ▁lib el . ▁The ▁Bill ’ s ▁spons or ▁Roy ▁Jenkins ▁c