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HANSARDDivorceThe noble Lord’s question addresses aspects of detail as well as recent case law. I do not have the detail and the material with me to permit me to provide the noble Lord with a…06 Jan 2021HANSARDDivorceMy Lords, with regard to the noble Lord’s first question, legal aid is available for private families where an applicant is a victim of, or at risk of being a victim of, domestic…06 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, these amendments have been tabled to discuss the extent to which the operation of criminal conduct authorisations can be amended by regulation. As I set out in response…10 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI beg the Committee’s pardon for that. I had intended to reply to my noble friend on that point. The risk of forum shopping must always be considered a live one. It is the…10 Dec 2020HANSARDJurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 September be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 8 December.10 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Davies has called for the Bill to enable an authorising officer retrospectively to authorise conduct in certain situations. The noble Lord referred…10 Dec 2020HANSARDJurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, if I may answer the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, first—however the order should have been, he spoke first. He asked whether it could be confirmed that the amendments under…08 Dec 2020HANSARDJurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Jurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.08 Dec 2020HANSARDJurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, this instrument forms part of the Government’s ongoing work to ensure that there are functioning domestic laws dealing with cross-border civil, commercial and family law…08 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillWith your leave, I was about to indicate that I think it better in the circumstances—and where there has been an exchange across the Floor of the House—if I were to clarify my…01 Dec 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Relevant Court) (Retained EU Case Law) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 October be approved. Relevant document: 32nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, perhaps I may begin by discussing the question of the test of necessity and proportionality. That test is well recognised and understood in investigatory powers…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for his supplementary question. I apologise for having omitted to answer specifically the detailed point that he made in the course of…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, turning first to the order-making powers, addressed first by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, the ability of Parliament to scrutinise statutory instruments…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI am obliged to the noble Lord for that final submission. We do, I acknowledge, need to address these matters over the next period of time, as the Bill moves forward. I…01 Dec 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Relevant Court) (Retained EU Case Law) Regulations 2020My Lords, the instrument before the Grand Committee today relates to the question of which courts should be able to depart from retained EU case law. From January, UK courts,…25 Nov 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Relevant Court) (Retained EU Case Law) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful for the contributions to this debate and I would like to respond to the points made. First, I acknowledge the contribution of the noble Lord, Lord Beith,…25 Nov 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Relevant Court) (Retained EU Case Law) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Relevant Court) (Retained EU Case Law) Regulations 2020. Relevant document: 32nd Report from the…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThe remedy lies in the approach to the tribunal and the obligation on the commissioner to notify a person who is wronged of their right.24 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord clearly heard what I said about the view that we have lost intelligence and failed to recruit CHIS, and that failing to introduce a power in these terms…24 Nov 2020