Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]

Private international law, sometimes known as conflict of laws, comprises rules applied by courts...

I am very grateful to the Minister for giving way so early on in his speech. As he will know, I h...

I thank the Chairman of the Justice Committee for his remarks and for the contribution he has mad...

The Minister is explaining the scope of the Bill and I am trying to understand it. We all represe...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for asking that question. The Bill is more likely to affect t...

As things stand, is it the Minister’s intention that there will be only one five-year period—that...

The legislation is clear that it can be extended more than once, but the real point is that parli...

I call the shadow Minister, Alex Cunningham.

Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker—from one Alex to another.

When I stood at the Dis...

My hon. Friend is right that the Government have the right to push through their agenda even in t...

Yes, there are many organisations, including the Bar Council, and I will develop that point later...

My hon. Friend is outlining one of the concerns that I raised earlier, which is about wider conce...

My hon. Friend is correct. That could lead to considerable confusion in the system. What happens ...

Obviously, I rise to support the general principles of the Bill. The Scottish National party, in ...

The hon. Gentleman is touching on a point that I have expressed concern about. If these legal agr...

Absolutely. It is well known—and I have experienced it myself—that where children have been taken...

The ongoing disputes over the Bill have not related to the content of private international law t...

Let me first declare an interest as an associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.