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26 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human Rights: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord. I wish to say a few words about the relationship between judicial protection of human rights and the rule of law and, in…20 Mar 2025HANSARDGambling AdvertisingMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong. I apologise for my slightly late appearance in the Chamber. I was also a member of the Select Committee…25 Apr 2024HANSARDLitigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord. I make precisely the same declaration of interest as did the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson. I occasionally advise funders and I…15 Apr 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy. I entirely agree that today’s debate and the subject generally is not the right place to be taking…09 Feb 2024HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, having spoken briefly to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Garnier, who regrets that he is not able to speak to his amendment, I think I know broadly what he would have…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I will say a few brief words in support of this amendment and place it in its proper legal context. When it was mentioned at Second Reading, the Government’s response…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI was going to make a similar point. Obviously, there are a number of different classes of shares; as it stands, the amendment is, with respect, a little unclear as to how it…27 Mar 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI agree with what the noble Lords say. It occurs to me that the intention of calling this a strict liability offence but including the concept of “reasonable excuse” might be to…27 Mar 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. I am happy to say that she has spared your Lordships some of my remarks, because I agree with everything that she…08 Feb 2023HANSARDCoroners (Determination of Suicide) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too support this Bill. Because I agree with everything that has been said so far, I shall try to avoid wasting your Lordships’ time by repeating points that have…28 Oct 2022HANSARDLoot BoxesMy Lords, I am also a member of Peers for Gambling Reform, led tirelessly by the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath, although my contribution is negligible compared to his and to the…13 Oct 2022HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection SchemeMy Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble and learned Lord. I read yesterday his judgment in the Roberts case in 2016, in which the Court of Appeal described the circumstances…13 Oct 2022HANSARDGambling Harm (Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry Committee Report)My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. I declare various interests. I was honoured to be on the committee chaired by the noble Lord, Lord Grade. I make a…27 Apr 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMay I just ask a question about the middle way proposed by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton? Would the bar he is proposing—which would, as it were, place a lid over the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy Lords, I respectfully agree with much of what the noble and learned Lord said about the drafting of this clause and agree that it should not be treated as a precedent in the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, and I agree with what he said about the glorious success of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, assisted by the noble and…07 Feb 2022HANSARDUK Government Union CapabilityMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Earl on his illuminating speech introducing this debate. I merely wish to make one observation about the following passage in chapter 4 of the…01 Jul 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. I had the privilege of being on the Select Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry, which…18 May 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. These regulations place everyone in the country under a form of qualified house arrest. The freedom to travel, to go into…04 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, while listening to the many powerful speeches condemning part 5 of this Bill, I have wondered how the arguments in favour of these controversial provisions might be best…19 Oct 2020