My Lords, I support what has been said by my noble friend Lord Beecham and by the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. As a practising lawyer, the idea of having to bring this into effect and applying it in the context of an actual case fills me with horror. I do not know how one would start to go about it. I do not see the benefit the clause brings and I see grave dangers in its application. I was particularly taken by the comment of my noble friend Lord Beecham that this does not even necessarily apply to cases of personal injury or injury of that sort—it can apply to economic loss and to many other sorts of cases. I do not see how this sort of drafting can conceivably be appropriate for such cases.
Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Goldsmith
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 December 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill.
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