First, with great respect, jury trial was effectively abolished by the Act that the noble Lord is talking about. Secondly, it put into statutory form a so-called Reynolds defence in a civil claim. Here we are talking about prosecutions of criminal offences of the most serious sort. The analogy is not appropriate.
National Security Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Faulks
(Non-affiliated)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 11 January 2023.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on National Security Bill.
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Reference
826 c1513
Session
2022-23
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