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HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]The Government’s position appears to be that the incorporation into domestic law of the terms of a treaty, or of an international agreement involving private international law,…17 Jun 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillI was a party to the 34th report of the Delegated Powers Committee in the last Session, reporting on the previous, abortive Agriculture Bill. The committee viewed that Bill as a…10 Jun 2020HANSARDCrown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020My Lords, this significant development is being introduced by statutory instrument without any up-to-date consultation. As the Explanatory Memorandum shows, the Government rely on…08 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Human RightsMy Lords, 30 years ago today I joined a march of thousands around Hong Kong protesting against Tiananmen Square, ending at what was then the embassy of the China Government. I am…04 Jun 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, first, I draw attention to paragraph 41 of the memorandum concerning the delegated powers, which says: “We do not anticipate using the power to create, extend or…03 Jun 2020HANSARDRoyal Commission on Criminal JusticeWill the Minister consider recommending to the commission a consideration of the escalating length of sentences, which have probably doubled during my career, and of the impact…03 Jun 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for his reply, but I think it is necessary to distinguish where there has been a plea of guilty and where there has been a plea of not…20 May 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I am addressing Amendment 5 and the subsequent amendments to the same effect in relation to similar subsections in the Bill. I did not have the opportunity of speaking…20 May 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am of course speaking as a Welshman. We have a very limited interest in the provisions being discussed, but I have some questions. Since the time of Henry VIII, who…13 May 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]Two questions arise when laws are made by secondary legislation: is there democratic legitimacy and has there been proper scrutiny? If private international law raised simply…13 May 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have nothing to add to the points succinctly made by the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes.13 May 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]My Lords, in his letter of 19 April in response to the report of the Delegated Powers Committee, the Minister said: “The Committee’s Report implies that the power in clause 2 of…13 May 2020HANSARDLegal Services Act 2007 (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2020My Lords, I support the order. I declare an interest in that a close family member is a judge in the First-tier Tribunal—but not, I believe, in the General Regulatory Chamber. I…09 Mar 2020HANSARDLegal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulator) Order 2020My Lords, as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Keen, has just pointed out, this is uncontroversial. I have no objection to it. It took me back to my years as an articled clerk in…09 Mar 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] (Law Commission Bill)My Lords, I am looking forward very much to the maiden speech of the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Hallett. Like myself, she is of a police family and a veteran of the criminal…11 Feb 2020HANSARDWales: European Structural FundsMy Lords, it was a particular pleasure to read in the Sunday Times last weekend a tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Jones, which was much deserved. It is a real pleasure to follow…05 Feb 2020HANSARDRelease of Prisoners (Alteration of Relevant Proportion of Sentence) Order 2019My Lords, the policy change to increase the release date of prisoners sentenced to more than seven years to two-thirds of the sentence has been brought forward far too quickly and…22 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechWe have one over there. Another fought Lord Roberts of Conwy for Plaid Cymru and there was even a Conservative contender, for a valleys seat in south Wales. I welcome the noble…08 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, in 1978 I was the guest of a senior lawyer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. That evening at home, he answered a phone call and came back wreathed in smiles: “The…08 Jan 2020HANSARDJustice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2019My Lords, I have considerable experience of jury trials, and of non-jury trials in other jurisdictions, and I know which I prefer. The jury trial is superior in efficiency and…04 Jun 2019