Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 11 Jul 2013 Legal Aid
"My Lords, I, too, express my gratitude to the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for securing this timely debate. I also declare that I am a practising barrister. I am the chair of Justice, the pre-eminent policy organisation working on the rule of law here in the United Kingdom and the …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"This is about preserving the quality of our system. Wonderful legal aid lawyers do that, and this is a way in which they are being undermined. They deserve better...." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Lester, for securing this debate, and I join with others in paying tribute to him for his life’s work in supporting human rights here and around the world.
"That cannot go unchallenged. I think that my noble and very dear friend Lord Judd, when he sees my remarks in Hansard,will see that I referred all the way through to the sensible Conservatives who recognise the value of human rights and realise that they are different …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, I, too, support these amendments. I always listen with care when I hear the noble Lord, Lord Lester, speaking about human rights because of his great experience and his important role in our nation in arguing for human rights. However, I take issue with his interpretation of Article …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, it comes as a sort of alarm to hear the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, indicate that there may be vulnerable people who, because they are unrepresented and do not have adequate support, may be agreeing out of court to cautions or to certain kinds of settlement of charges …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, I too support this amendment. Those who work at the front line with women who come before the courts share the frustration voiced by my noble friend Lady Corston. So much time has passed since her report that it is a serious failure for us as a nation …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"My Lords, this amendment stands in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Lester of Herne Hill. It seeks to limit the televising of court proceedings to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Your Lordships may recall that I expressed my view at Second Reading that …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech
"Does the noble Lord accept that there is something different about the moving camera? There is a famous book by Christopher Isherwood, Goodbye to Berlin, in which the first line is: “I am a camera”. The reason why he starts that way is because he is saying: “I am providing …..." Baroness Kennedy of Shaws - View Speech