Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

My Lords, the last four years have seen the construction of major roadblocks on access to justice...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, said in his introduction to this group of amendments that...

I am grateful to the noble Lord. I had prepared a speech of some length, but I realise, as did th...

I cannot support Part 4 of the Bill. I hope that the House will forgive me if I, too, make some g...

My Lords, I, too, wish to add my support to these amendments for the reasons so clearly explained...

My Lords, my name is added to a number of these amendments, and I will not repeat everything that...

Hear, hear.

My thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas. However, I would be the last person to deny those who a...

My Lords, I will make a few remarks in support of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, my noble friend L...

My Lords, as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Irvine, was speaking, I was trying to cast my mind ...

My Lords, the House will be glad to know that there is a limiting factor on how long I can speak ...

Who does my noble friend think should make the judgment as to whether the powers that were legall...

I ask the same question of the noble Lord, Lord Tebbit. If he thinks that Ministers, not judges, ...

My Lords, many Members of your Lordships’ House will understand that I very often come to debates...

I am most grateful to my noble friend for giving way. He is making the distinction, in a brillian...

Happily, we are not discussing the European courts at the moment. In case anyone did not know, I ...

My Lords, we have heard a brilliant speech. I associate myself very much with what the noble Lord...

My Lords, not for the first time, the noble Baroness, Lady Williams, has delivered a brilliant sp...

My Lords, if those in this Chamber who were opposed to these amendments at the start of this deba...

My Lords, I know that there is always a sigh in this House when a debate is dominated by lawyers....

My Lords, we now turn to Part 4 of the Bill, which has proved to be one of the more contentious a...

I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this fascinating debate. Clause 70 has been d...

Hear, hear.

Amendment 146 is to be read together with Amendments 147, 149, 151, 152 and 154, each of which wo...

Moved by

Lord Pannick

147: Clause 70, page 67, line 32, leave out “not” and insert “d...

Moved by

Lord Pannick

149: Clause 70, page 68, line 4, leave out “must” and insert “m...

Moved by

Lord Pannick

151: Clause 70, page 68, line 7, leave out “must” and insert “m...

Moved by

Lord Pannick

154: Clause 70, page 68, line 34, leave out “must” and insert “...

Tabled by

Lord Beecham

156: Clause 71, page 69, line 5, leave out from “specified” to...

My Lords, in the interests of making progress with more important matters, I shall not move this ...

Moved by

Lord Pannick

157: Clause 71, page 69, line 6, after “paragraph” insert “, or...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 157 to 163. Clause 71 requires the provision of information...

My Lords, I support these amendments. First, I declare an interest as the honorary president and ...

My Lords, I, too, support Amendment 157 for the reasons already given by the noble Lord, Lord Pan...

My Lords, I simply do not accept that it is right that a requirement for financial disclosure sho...

My Lords, those of your Lordships who were present in Committee will remember that I read out a s...

My Lords, my experience of protective costs orders arises from the Corner House case. Corner Hous...

My Lords, the Opposition will support the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. It see...

My Lords, Clauses 71 and 72 are about transparency. They require an applicant for judicial review...

My Lords, the purpose of Amendments 157, 158, 160 and 161, which are all of a piece, is simply to...

Moved by

Lord Pannick

158: Clause 71, page 69, line 28, after “paragraph” insert “, o...

Moved by

Lord Pannick

160: Clause 72, page 69, line 44, leave out “must” and insert “...

Moved by

Lord Pannick

161: Clause 72, page 70, line 3, leave out “must” and insert “m...

Moved by

Lord Pannick

164: Clause 73, page 70, line 21, leave out subsections (2) to ...

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 165. Your Lordships now turn to Clause 73, which concer...

I support the amendment. It is a feature of Clause 73, as I am sure the Minister will have notice...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to find myself speaking after the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope—no...

My Lords, I wish to make a couple of points in addition in support of the amendment. My personal ...

My Lords, I wish to add my support for the amendments proposed by my noble friend Lord Pannick. T...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate on interveners. The ...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for giving way. I am listening very carefully. The tin...

My Lords, of course that is the burden of the argument in favour of the amendment, and that is th...

I am grateful to the Minister, and I apologise for intervening at this late stage, but I do not u...

I think that I have answered my noble friend’s point on the difference between the Supreme Court ...

I am grateful to the Minister and to all noble Lords who have spoken. This short debate has, I th...

My Lords, in moving that further consideration on Report be now adjourned, and before those who a...