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HANSARDJurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I am just about to complete. I was about to say that Mr Johnson will be asserting a faded and outdated concept of Machiavellian sovereignty for which Charles I lost his head and…08 Dec 2020HANSARDJurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I have been overlooked and it has gone straight to the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby.08 Dec 2020HANSARDJurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I am very grateful. I am sorry if there has been a glitch. I was ahead of the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, on the list that I received this morning. I do not mind mistakes—everybody…08 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 56A in particular. In the earlier debate on the issue of prior judicial authorisation, I made the point that notification of an authorisation of…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, the first issue to consider is the identity of the person who grants the prior authorisation. The starting point is Section 30 of RIPA, now to be amended by Clause 2 of…01 Dec 2020HANSARDEuropean Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020In 32 days’ time, the whole body of law concerning our relationship with the European Union, developed over 48 years, will disappear, and we shall be entering new legal territory.…30 Nov 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Relevant Court) (Retained EU Case Law) Regulations 2020Yes, I am content with that.25 Nov 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Relevant Court) (Retained EU Case Law) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is an allergy—an itch that has to be scratched. This bumbling Government are allergic to the very sound of the name “the European Court of Justice”. It sends a shiver…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I have previously today made a case against permitting the authorisation of criminal conduct by an organ of the state without any independent check or oversight. The…24 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, and I share her abhorrence of the idea of absolute immunity, to which she spoke so eloquently. Over 800…24 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, obviously, a government agency cannot grant to an individual immunity from prosecution by a foreign power for offences committed on its soil—a point made strongly a…24 Nov 2020HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyFollowing on from the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, in 2016, Nottinghamshire Police introduced its misogyny hate crime policy, which enables women and girls to…23 Nov 2020HANSARDLaw Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020“Uncontroversial” and “niche”, the Minister said. I do not think so— more like unclear and opaque. Like my noble friend Lord Addington, I confess that having studied the…19 Nov 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is indeed a privilege to follow the magisterial and extensive exposition of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mance, whose depth of experience and knowledge I defer…19 Nov 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Legislative CouncilThe offence of the four lawmakers who were expelled without legal process from LegCo—two barristers, an accountant and a medical consultant—was that they had allegedly supported…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI congratulate the noble and learned Lord, Lord Stewart of Dirleton, on his excellent maiden speech. He referred to many sports in Dirleton, and I was hoping that he might mention…11 Nov 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, at the beginning of October, Mark Drakeford, the Welsh First Minister, and Vaughan Gething, the Health Minister, expressed their concerns to Boris Johnson over his…04 Nov 2020HANSARDDefence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I am conscious of the fact that we are dealing with a major sector, if not the major sector, of British industry. These draft regulations amend regulations made last year which…03 Nov 2020HANSARDJammu and Kashmir: Human RightsIs the Minister aware that hundreds of applications for habeas corpus have been lodged in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir over a 15-month period, arising out of the arbitrary…02 Nov 2020HANSARDServices of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I welcome the experienced speech from the noble Lord, Lord Kirkhope, who obviously has a great deal of experience in this field. I was interested in the debate in the House of…29 Oct 2020