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HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 46 and its Scottish equivalent, Amendment 73, which I trailed briefly at Second Reading. I do so with the support of the noble Lords, Lord…24 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, and to have put my name to five of the six amendments in this group. The purpose of these amendments is to…18 Nov 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]As a serving member of the Courts of Appeal of Guernsey and of Jersey, I do not normally speak on Channel Islands matters, at least if there is any possibility that it might…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI join other noble Lords in welcoming the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord McLoughlin, to their place. I do so with open arms, if the Minister will forgive a reference to that…11 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, I have put my name to Amendments 35 and 51, which have a number of near relatives in this group. The noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, reminded us earlier today that the…28 Oct 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, shortly after the Singing Revolution restored democracy to Estonia, its legal profession welcomed a British delegation to Tallinn’s largest law firm. At the centre of…19 Oct 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]I supported both the amendments to which the response of the Commons is considered in this grouping. Indeed, along with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, and the noble Lord,…14 Oct 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]My Lord, I welcome Commons Amendment 2, designating the NCA in statute for essentially the reasons that the Minister has just given. On Commons Amendments 1 and 5, as a…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy Lords, this is an important and well-prepared Bill, but not a perfect one. On Part 1, I respectfully adopt the points of sentencing so authoritatively made by the noble and…21 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020My Lords, legal constraints and public health advice each have an important place in influencing behaviour, but I shall speak to the importance of distinguishing between the two.…15 Jun 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]My Lords, in Committee, my noble and learned friend Lord Hope of Craighead said of this amendment that it meets the problem of the non-amendable instrument, without at the same…15 Jun 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, those of us who are less than happy with Clause 2 have three options: restricting it to Lugano, as we have just debated; voting to remove it altogether, as both the…13 May 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, as I understand it, the amendments in this group have two aims: to curb the overbroad power to implement relevant international agreements by regulation, and to signal…13 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I signed Amendment 13 and I offer two sentences on it. The amendment will have no legal effect because, admirably, nothing in the Bill seeks to oust or modify provisions…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Bill.My Lords, I support Amendments 11 and 12, which I think means that I support the idea of six-monthly reviews with debates in both the Commons and in the Lords. However, I rise to…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, to defeat a disease, strong and unpleasant medicine may be required. This Bill is that kind of medicine. Its likely side-effects are alarming, as we have heard today…24 Mar 2020HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Live Facial RecognitionMy Lords, in her annual report of 25 February, the Forensic Science Regulator described the biometric oversight board, relied on in the High Court judgment that the Minister…16 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Negotiations (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, in a constructive spirit, I will raise two matters concerning civil justice. My purpose is not to press the Minister on the Government’s bottom line, which of course he…16 Mar 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, we are here because of the brutal and despicable knife attacks committed recently by former terrorist prisoners in Fishmongers’ Hall and in Streatham. Given the…24 Feb 2020