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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 18 Jul 2022
European Convention on Human Rights

"My Lords, it is right to look at the draft put forward by the Lord Chancellor, which makes it absolutely plain that the intention of the Government in that document is that we stay in the European Convention on Human Rights. The preciousness of that is absolutely clear, and I …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Feb 2022
Judicial Review and Courts Bill

"I strongly agree that the magistracy is essentially a local service built up by knowledge of the area in which magistrates are asked to administer justice. It would be an extraordinary development to cut that out, because the knowledge of what is going on in their area is a source …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Jan 2022
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

"My Lords, as I understand the position, the amendment, without qualification, was pressed to and supported in a Division. The normal situation to deal with the kind of question that the noble and learned Lord mentioned would be to modify that amendment by another, but that, for reasons that may …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 22 Oct 2021
Assisted Dying Bill [HL]

"My Lords, it is not unusual for me to speak on this subject, as you have heard. I have been involved in it for a long time and do not want to bore you by repeating anything. First, assisted suicide is against the law, as a general law in the …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 30 Jun 2021
Criminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

"My Lords, I heartily support the Motion. Information society services that operated from within the EEA were subject only to the law in their place of origin, as the Minister has explained. When we left the EEA, this could no longer apply, and the provisions for implementation of this system …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Jun 2021
Criminal Justice System: Equal Treatment of Deaths and Injuries

"My Lords, can my noble friend say how you compare offences which are different in their formulation and different in the sentences available—including, for example, disqualification?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Mar 2021
Independent Review of Administrative Law Update

"My Lords, I join those who have paid compliment to the panel: its work was very well done. Have the Government considered whether, when a court finds a decision wrong, it should be able to decide itself, or should it have to remit to the nominated decision-maker?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Feb 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill

"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, on the excellent way in which he has presented the amendment in place of his noble friend Lord Ponsonby. He has been able to use the great experience of his noble friend in family proceedings in illustration of the amendment.

I …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Jul 2016
Right to Die

"My Lords, does the Minister remember that, in the evidence which was given to the Select Committee that looked into this for the House years ago, one of the witnesses said that the last thing he would like to be is in a place where public opinion determined the law?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 03 May 2016
Prison Safety

"My Lords, would it not be a suitable idea to ensure that any young person coming into custody has a single officer in the Prison Service responsible for his or her welfare? This was a very important and useful proposal, and I gather the Government have not yet accepted it...."
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