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HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I may be labouring under a misapprehension, but surely there is a critical difference between this country and China. As I understand it, the proposed new clause would…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, as we are on Report and not in Committee, I will make three short points. First, the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, is quite right to refer to our freedoms.…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, as the House has just heard from my noble friend Lord Sandhurst, the area of law we are dealing with is the proportionate interference with convention rights. I…30 Jan 2023HANSARDFootball: Abuse and ViolenceMy Lords, I declare a double interest after that answer, as both a member of the Football Regulatory Authority and a supporter of Liverpool Football Club. As my noble friend has…12 Dec 2022HANSARDCounsellors of State Bill [HL]My Lords, I will make a more lawyerly point. I heard the wise intervention of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, on what is regular and the powers of the Lord Chancellor. I will not…23 Nov 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I begin, in accordance with the custom of my religious tradition, with an acknowledgement that, as mortal humans, we submit to God’s decree and from his judgment,…09 Sept 2022HANSARDEuropean Court of Human RightsMy Lords, the Brighton declaration, which was agreed by all state parties to the convention in 2012 under the UK chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of…05 Sept 2022HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeI am grateful to the noble and learned Lord; I think he was giving way. Can he comment on the fact that the point he is making is all the stronger because of our convention that…05 Jul 2022HANSARDBill of RightsFirst, I warmly welcome my noble and learned friend to the Front Bench. Although he has achieved the giddy heights of the Front Bench, I have not yet seen him on legal…23 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards of Behaviour and Honesty in Political LifeMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Morse, for introducing this debate about standards of behaviour and honesty in political life. It is a pleasure to follow someone…23 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy Lords, two points are absolutely clear here when one talks about the rule of law. I declare an interest as a practising barrister. First, I would not like to be identified with…15 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate. I declare my interest as a practising barrister, in what is my maiden speech from the Back Benches. I do not…12 May 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill06 Apr 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, there is one minor and technical amendment in my name to Clause 49, which inserts a new clause to allow pro bono cost orders in tribunals. Specifically, the amendment is…06 Apr 2022HANSARDJudicial Pensions Regulations 2022That the Regulations laid before the House on 17 March be approved. Relevant document: 35th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand Committee…06 Apr 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, I am conscious that the House has a lot of business before it today, but I will take just a few moments to say a few words to mark the end of the passage of the Bill…06 Apr 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillThat the Bill do now pass.06 Apr 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, no; it reflects the extremely high standards of parliamentary counsel. If we had not picked this up, nobody else would have done, but we felt it was the right thing to…06 Apr 2022HANSARDParole System: Public ProtectionWell, my Lords, I do not know whether my career has even begun, but I will respond to the points that were made, dealing first with the questions from the noble Lord, Lord…05 Apr 2022HANSARDJudicial Pensions Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Judicial Pensions Regulations 2022. Relevant document: 35th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee04 Apr 2022