Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

My Lords, I rise to speak to the group of amendments to Clause 42. As the noble Lord, Lord Beecha...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 63B to 63E, tabled in my name. The effect of these amendmen...

My Lords, I will speak briefly from the Back Benches. I agree very much with the comments made by...

My Lords, the criminal courts charge scheme has been designed to be clear and transparent, with c...

I have a point that is slightly tangential to the group of amendments we have just been debating....

It is certainly the case that the court should know, as far as possible, the level of outstanding...

My Lords, I am struck by the direct relationship between the speed with which the Minister is rac...

Is not the noble Lord slightly mistaken? It is the fact that the court is bound to impose the cha...

I am not known for being mistaken, but I am happy to concur with the noble Lord’s judgment of me....

Moved by

Lord Faulks

63F: Schedule 8, page 106, line 18, at end insert—

“Procee...

Moved by

Lord Hunt of Wirral

63FD: Clause 45, page 46, line 17, leave out “fundamenta...

My Lords, I declare my interest as a practising solicitor and partner in the international law fi...

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 63FDA to 63FFA. I do so with some diffidence because, in ...

My Lords, I find myself not for the first time playing Spencer to the noble Lord, Lord Marks. We ...

Is the noble Lord suggesting that in order to bring in a provision saying that one cannot recover...

Of course it is not simply serving the interests of the insurance industry, but it is serving its...

My Lords, I am grateful for the contributions of all noble Lords to this useful discussion of Cla...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister, in particular for his generous tribute to the way...

My Lords, I have clearly upset the noble Lord. It certainly was not my intention to do so. We hav...

I want to ask the noble Lord about that comment. He redirected his fire at the Government and sai...

I was trying to say that the Government have frequently changed the law in relation to claims, no...

Moved by

Lord Faulks

64: After Clause 45, insert the following new Clause—

“Rul...

My Lords, this measure complements significant reforms that the Government have already introduce...

Tabled by

Lord Hunt of Wirral

64A: After Clause 45, line 24, after “party” insert “, ...

In view of my noble friend’s comments, I do not wish to speak to this amendment but will return t...

My Lords, I am perfectly satisfied that the Minister makes a very good case. We support it and wo...

Moved by

Lord Faulks

65: After Clause 45, insert the following new Clause—

“Eff...

Moved by

Lord Hope of Craighead

68: After Clause 49, insert the following new Clause—...

My Lords, I am very conscious of the lateness of the hour and I shall be as brief as I possibly c...

My Lords, I am very happy to support the noble and learned Lord’s amendment and I take it that th...

My Lords, Amendment 68 would have the effect of allowing the President of the United Kingdom Supr...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his very helpful reply. It is indeed the reply that I...

Moved by

Lord Hope of Craighead

69: After Clause 49, insert the following new Clause—...

My Lords, perhaps I may be quite clear about where the Minister stands on Amendment 69. I do not ...

It is also a matter where we would like to consider the full implications of the changes. The rep...

I am most grateful. In view of that indication, I am happy to beg leave to withdraw the amendment...