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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 09 Jun 2025
Cluster Munitions Convention: Article 21

"My Lords, the Government have rightly made it clear that we should be prepared for conflict if necessary. Unfortunately, they, and indeed the previous Government, have gathered a reputation for so-called legal freeloading, in other words, being restrained by an interpretation of international law which has often made it difficult …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 25 Apr 2025
The Future of News (Communications and Digital Committee Report)

"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Pack, on his excellent maiden speech. As well as having considerable content, it also had the merit of brevity, a quality much admired in your Lordships’ House. I declare an interest as the chair of IPSO, which regulates 95%, by circulation, of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 25 Apr 2025
Public Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory Inquiries Committee Report)

"My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the committee and as a participant in a number of public inquiries, whether as a witness, a lawyer or indeed a chair.

Why do we have more and more of them? What do they achieve? Setting up a public inquiry …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 20 Mar 2025
Crown Court Criminal Case Backlog

"My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Longfield, on her excellent speech. I declare an interest as a practising barrister and a former recorder of the Crown Court. There is no doubt about the disastrous consequences of delays. They are unfair to defendants and to witnesses, particularly complainants, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 20 Mar 2025
European Convention on Human Rights: 75th Anniversary

"My Lords, about 10 years ago, as a Minister, I visited the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. I was there to apologise to the Committee of Ministers for the fact that we had not yet given prisoners the vote. While I was there, the president of the court …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 27 Feb 2025
Prenuptial Agreements

"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, on securing this debate and on her persistence on this issue in the face of government inactivity. It is also a great privilege to follow the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, with her immense experience of these cases. I declare …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 26 Feb 2025
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2024

"My Lords, I should declare an interest as a lawyer. They have not been getting a particularly good press during this debate although, having said that, I agree with many of the comments that have been made about their role. The great importance that seems to be attached to lawyers …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 26 Feb 2025
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2024

"As the noble Baroness pauses, I wonder whether she could help me by just clarifying one thing. I think I heard her say that the Government have come to the clear conclusion that it would be contrary to the European Convention on Human Rights to allow someone in Gerry Adams’s …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Jan 2025
Attorney General’s Office: Conflicts of Interest

"My Lords, the noble and learned Lord has described the rigorous system that is in place and has been for some time, but he is, of course, the chief government legal adviser and head of the Government Legal Service. As in private practice, ultimately, the decision is his. Does he …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 18 Dec 2024
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I have very little to add because I entirely support all these amendments. I am always concerned when I see the words “lack of clarity” in a context like this. The basic principle of copyright law, whereby one provides a licence and is paid for that licence by …..."
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