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Equality Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Mackay of Clashfern (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 19 January 2010. It occurred during Debate on bills on Equality Bill.
The noble Baroness mentioned an answer to the noble Baroness, Lady Knight of Collingtree, on the question of "reasonable". The truth is that "reasonable" is an ordinary English word. It is not a legal term invented by lawyers. When lawyers framing laws cannot think of detailed criteria by which actions should be judged, they speak of "reasonable" as the best test that can be used, but it is the ordinary meaning of "reasonable" in the English language that applies.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
716 c934 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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