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HANSARDHolding the Line Against Tyranny and Anarchy (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I echo other non-contributors who have expressed appreciation of the outstanding report produced by the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde, and his committee. I thank them for…09 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Constitution: Oversight and Responsibility (Report from the Constitution Committee)My Lords, I apologise for turning up a few minutes late; I am afraid I was misinformed about the starting time of the debate. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord…04 Jul 2025HANSARDUK Constitution: Oversight and Responsibility (Report from the Constitution Committee)I have just finished—thank you. I am sorry to have overrun.04 Jul 2025HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human Rights: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, I spent 21 years as a barrister and then five years as a judge, arguing and applying English law while the rights contained in the human rights convention were not part…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, when the Nazis came to power in 1933, my father was dismissed from his job as a medical researcher because he was a Jew, and he made his way to this country, where he…13 Feb 2025HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]I think it was my go next.22 Oct 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baroness for that introduction. Like the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mance, I was one of the judges in the Supreme Court Nicklinson case. The more I considered…22 Oct 2021HANSARDConduct CommitteeMy Lords, as someone who since 2018—since retiring as a judge—has been practising as an international arbitrator and legal expert, I must of course disclose a real and substantial…20 Apr 2021