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HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, I will make two separate points. First, Amendment 54, tabled by my noble friend Lord Ponsonby, relates to Clause 43, which abolishes local justice areas. It says that…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillWhat is envisaged in Amendment 38 is that, if it is Falconer Services or Wolfson Services, somebody has to say that they are okay. Who will be saying whether those services are…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillThe relative of the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, is the proof that we all want. We are also aware that the judges will have an incredibly important role in determining the…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillWhether the process is inquisitorial or adversarial, surely you are entitled to basic fairness. This means you are entitled to having a say on what is going on and an opportunity…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI strongly agree with the noble Lord, Lord Beith, but I understand that he does not contest any of the propositions put forward by my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti and the noble…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillSurely the courts will consider it when it is raised by the Government, and the question of the amount of time and how often the courts consider it will be dependent on the number…21 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillThat is an interesting answer. If there are two judicial reviews going on and one holds, for example, that the regulations are unlawful—not in accordance with a statutory…21 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillScotland and England?21 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillThere is a fundamental misunderstanding there. Of course, Parliament can reverse a judicial review on its substance. If the courts conclude that some social security regulations…21 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI am raising it now because the noble Lord is placing huge emphasis on the word “treated”. I would be interested to know whether that word means that tax raised under unlawful…21 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillNew subsection (1)(a) deals with that point. The effect of the order stood until the Supreme Court set it aside, and everybody would accept that that is the position. If the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI disagree quite strongly with what the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, said about how suggesting that this part of the Bill be removed is irresponsible. As the impact assessment put…21 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI have just two points. First, I agree with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, that no reason is given as to why there is the presumption, but it is worth emphasising that the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillIf the court determines that regulations that impose a tax charge are unlawful but decides that this should be prospective only, is the consequence that the taxes raised before…21 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillIs the Government’s intention that these two remedies—new subsection (1)(a) and (b)—should be in a different category from every other remedy the court has under judicial review?21 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillThese are important amendments. They address the botched way that, if these powers are to come in, the exercise of discretion is to be applied. My noble friend Lord Ponsonby is…21 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, this is a very important debate and in this part of it, I will focus only on whether it is appropriate to empower a delayed quashing order—as proposed in new subsection…21 Feb 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, on 24 November 2021, the Government announced in a press release that they were introducing into the Bill a provision that imposed a mandatory life sentence where a key…25 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill25 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am incredibly grateful for the support from all around the House. I am particularly grateful to my noble and learned predecessor and my noble and learned successor for…25 Jan 2022