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13 Nov 2025, 1:18 p.m. - House of Lords
"approval, Lord Denning, Britain's most senior judge, who said, be you "
Lord Saatchi (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
2 Dec 2025, 1:11 p.m. - House of Commons
"words of Lord Denning, it's been the bulk of our liberties for too long for any of us to seek to alter "
Rt Hon David Davis MP (Goole and Pocklington, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
Airport Drop-off Charges
66 speeches (13,596 words)
Tuesday 13th January 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) reason why that triggered my memory is because, in my day, I learned about a very famous judge—Lord Denning - Link to Speech

Criminal Court Reform
97 speeches (9,881 words)
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: David Davis (Con - Goole and Pocklington) In the words of Lord Denning:“It has been the bulwark of our liberties too long for any of us to seek - Link to Speech

Economic and Taxation Policies: Jobs, Growth and Prosperity
86 speeches (28,458 words)
Thursday 13th November 2025 - Lords Chamber
HM Treasury
Mentions:
1: Lord Saatchi (Con - Life peer) We all remember, with warm approval, Lord Denning, Britain’s most senior judge, who said:“Be you never - Link to Speech

Employment Rights Bill
73 speeches (18,673 words)
Committee stage: Part 2
Monday 16th June 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Lord Carter of Haslemere (XB - Life peer) To quote the great Master of the Rolls, Lord Denning, in the iconic constitutional case of R v Commissioner - Link to Speech

Mental Health Bill [HL]
72 speeches (19,050 words)
Committee stage part one
Wednesday 22nd January 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Baroness Butler-Sloss (XB - Life peer) in the Bill—in primary legislation.Young people have had to deal with these issues ever since Lord Denning - Link to Speech

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
173 speeches (27,128 words)
Report stage
Wednesday 6th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Scotland Office
Mentions:
1: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con - Life peer) He echoed the thoughts of such eminent jurists as Lord Denning and AV Dicey, to whom I referred in Committee.As - Link to Speech

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
234 speeches (47,822 words)
Committee of the whole House day 2
Wednesday 17th January 2024 - Commons Chamber

Mentions:
1: John Hayes (Con - South Holland and The Deepings) Dicey who, long ago, supported by Lord Denning and many others after, established that the relationship - Link to Speech

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
175 speeches (35,589 words)
Committee of the whole House Day 1
Tuesday 16th January 2024 - Commons Chamber

Mentions:
1: William Cash (Con - Stone) all previous judgments by pre-eminent jurists in recent generations, such as—I mention but a few—Lord Denning - Link to Speech

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
300 speeches (59,734 words)
2nd reading
Tuesday 12th December 2023 - Commons Chamber
Home Office
Mentions:
1: William Cash (Con - Stone) accordance with the judgments of Lord Hoffmann, as well as judgments and statements by Lord Judge, Lord Denning - Link to Speech
2: John Hayes (Con - South Holland and The Deepings) Is she familiar with the rulings of Lord Denning, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Bingham and, more recently, Lord - Link to Speech
3: William Cash (Con - Stone) the judgments I mentioned in an intervention, including those of Lord Hoffmann, Lord Bingham and Lord Denning - Link to Speech

Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Substitution of Cut-off Date Relating to Rights of Way) (England) Regulations 2023
20 speeches (8,087 words)
Monday 27th November 2023 - Lords Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mentions:
1: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (LD - Life peer) been made tonight.When I was first learning about rights of way, I came across a summing-up by Lord Denning - Link to Speech

Death of a Member: Lord Judge
25 speeches (5,603 words)
Thursday 9th November 2023 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House
Mentions:
1: Baroness Deech (XB - Life peer) As the people’s judge, he followed in the footsteps of Lord Denning, Lord Bingham and Lord Mansfield, - Link to Speech

Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
141 speeches (41,000 words)
Committee stage
Thursday 18th May 2023 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mentions:
1: None When I first took over as chair in Suffolk, I remember reading a ruling by Lord Denning, in which he - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 13th January 2026
Written Evidence - His Honour Geoffrey Rivlin KC
RCC0001 - Reform of the Criminal Court

Justice Committee

Found: Lord Denning (1899-1999) in Ward v James [1966] 1QB 273, a civil appeal where the court was concerned

Friday 17th October 2025
Written Evidence - Roger Fox
HAR2650 - Harnessing the potential of new digital forms of identification

Harnessing the potential of new digital forms of identification - Home Affairs Committee

Found: As Lord Denning once affirmed, “Be you ever so high, the law is above you” — it is the state that must

Wednesday 11th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Sheffield Hallam University, JUSTICE, Gwent Police and NPCC, and RESOLVE

Crime and Policing Bill - Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Found: Lord Denning, who Margaret Thatcher called probably one of the greatest English judges of modern times

Thursday 8th May 2025
Written Evidence - CILEX
ROL0013 - Rule of Law

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: importance that evidence before the court be both complete and reliable, CILEX endorses the belief of Lord Denning

Tuesday 28th January 2025
Written Evidence - AOC0076 - Acceptance of Cash

Treasury Committee

Found: Najjar [1969], Lord Denning stated that promissory notes "are to be treated as cash," affirming their

Tuesday 14th May 2024
Oral Evidence - House of Lords, House of Lords, and The Rt Hon Lord True CBE

Membership of the House of Lords - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: It applied to all new appointments, but the existing appointments, Lord Denning and people, could carry

Thursday 9th November 2023
Written Evidence - Victor Lilley
HSO0044 - Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2022-23

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2022-23 - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: (Lord Denning in MacFoy v United Africa Co. Ltd. [1961], Privy Council). 12.

Wednesday 18th October 2023
Written Evidence - J B Kaufman
DBP0084 - Defined benefit pension schemes

Defined benefit pension schemes - Work and Pensions Committee

Found: To Precis Lord Denning : Lawyers assume the Law is an end to itself, advocates are not concerned

Tuesday 4th July 2023
Written Evidence - Roundtable Transcript, Group 2 Event 1, 17.05.23
ADY0516 - Assisted dying/assisted suicide

Assisted dying/assisted suicide - Health and Social Care Committee

Found: We get back to that old conundrum which Lord Denning raised originally years ago.



APPG Publications

Fair Banking APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: Denialism, Lloyds Bank and the Post Office

Found: A long time ago, Lord Denning said that it was the public duty of a p erson to assist the court by giving



Department Publications - News and Communications
Wednesday 1st October 2025
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Lord Chancellor swearing-in speech: Rt Hon David Lammy MP
Document: Lord Chancellor swearing-in speech: Rt Hon David Lammy MP (webpage)

Found: As Thomas Fuller once said – and Lord Denning often quoted – “Be you never so high, the law is above

Tuesday 17th December 2024
Ministry of Defence
Source Page: Government buys back 36,347 military homes to improve housing for forces families and save taxpayers billions
Document: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Annington-final-judgment_15_05_2023.pdf (PDF)

Found: Lord Denning MR stated at p.198: “It is clear that n o Minister or public authority can acquire any



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Nov. 05 2025
Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)
Source Page: Michael Saunders v The Commissioners of His Majesty's Revenue and Customs [2025] UKUT 00374 (TCC)
Document: Michael Saunders v The Commissioners of His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: There is a powerful dissenting judgment from Lord Denning, but we will not lengthen this decision by

Nov. 04 2025
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Dr Kate Barry v Upper Thames Medical Group and Others: [2025] EAT 146
Document: Dr Kate Barry v Upper Thames Medical Group and Others: [2025] EAT 146 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: It is against this background that one has to read the short summary of the law given by Lord Denning

Jul. 14 2025
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd v Ms Wahida Omi: [2025] EAT 99
Document: Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd v Ms Wahida Omi [2025] EAT 99 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: In particular, starting with an observation of Lord Denning MR, in Western Excavations (ECC) Ltd v Sharp

Jun. 17 2025
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Ms C Raison v DF Capital Bank Ltd and Others: [2025] EAT 86
Document: Ms C Raison v DF Capital Bank Ltd and Others: [2025] EAT 86 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: reasonably, in ignorance of that time limit; and iii) In Dedman the Court of Appeal , (particularly Lord Denning

May. 06 2025
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Cable News International Inc v Ms Saima Bhatti: [2025] EAT 63
Document: Cable News International Inc v Ms Saima Bhatti: [2025] EAT 63 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: days, weeks or months working overseas”, (Todd v British Midland Airways Ltd [1978] ICR 959, per Lord Denning

Mar. 26 2025
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Mrs Helen Kinch v Compassion in World Farming International: [2025] EAT 41
Document: Mrs Helen Kinch v Compassion in World Farming International: [2025] EAT 41 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: noted the terms of section 95 of the Employment Rights Act, 1996 and the well - known dictum of Lord Denning

Mar. 12 2025
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Dr Kevin Connaughton v Greater Glasgow Health Board: [2025] EAT 32
Document: Dr Kevin Connaughton v Greater Glasgow Health Board: [2025] EAT 32 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: Crown Life Insurance [1978] ICR 590 per Lord Denning M.R; Catamaran Cruisers Ltd v Williams & Ors

Dec. 17 2024
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Source Page: Government buys back 36,347 military homes to improve housing for forces families and save taxpayers billions
Document: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Annington-final-judgment_15_05_2023.pdf (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: Lord Denning MR stated at p.198: “It is clear that n o Minister or public authority can acquire any

Jul. 19 2024
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Addison Lee Ltd v 1) Mr H Afshar & Others 2) Mr T Mushtaq & Others 3) Mr E Akinyeye & Others: [2024] EAT 114
Document: Addison Lee Ltd v 1) Mr H Afshar & Others 2) Mr T Mushtaq & Others 3) Mr E Akinyeye & Others [2024] EAT 114 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: section 11 of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 was not “a weig hty piece of evidence in itself” (as Lord Denning

Jul. 19 2024
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Addison Lee Ltd v 1) Mr T Mushtaq & Others (Debarred) 2) Mr H Afshar & Others 3) Mr E Akinyeye & Others: [2024] EAT 114
Document: Addison Lee Ltd v 1) Mr T Mushtaq & Others (Debarred) 2) Mr H Afshar & Others 3) Mr E Akinyeye & Others [2024] EAT 114 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: section 11 of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 was not “a weig hty piece of evidence in itself” (as Lord Denning

Jul. 19 2024
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Addison Lee Ltd v 1) Mr H Afshar & Others 2) Mr T Mushtaq & Others (Debarred) 3) Mr E Akinyeye & Others: [2024] EAT 114
Document: Addison Lee Ltd v 1) Mr H Afshar & Others 2) Mr T Mushtaq & Others (Debarred) 3) Mr E Akinyeye & Others [2024] EAT 114 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: section 11 of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 was not “a weig hty piece of evidence in itself” (as Lord Denning

Jun. 21 2024
Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)
Source Page: TELENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED v THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS MAJESTY’S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS [2024] UKUT 00183 (TCC)
Document: Telent Technology Services Limited v The Commissioners of His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: In relation to estoppel by con vention, Lord Bingham cited at p33 D the familiar passage from Lord Denning

Mar. 12 2024
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Yacht Management Company Ltd v Ms Lindsay Gordon: [2024] EAT 33
Document: Yacht Management Company Ltd v Ms Lindsay Gordon: [2024] EAT 33 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: ordinarily working, even though he may spend days, weeks or months working overseas” ( Todd , per Lord Denning

Mar. 08 2024
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Ms Jacqueline Cross v NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group: [2024] EAT 20
Document: Ms Jacqueline Cross v NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group [2024] EAT 20 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: As Lord Denning, Master of the Rolls, pointe d out : "Strictly speaking it is nearly always practicable

Mar. 01 2024
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Vaultex UK Ltd v Mr Robert Bialas: [2024] EAT 19
Document: Vaultex UK Ltd v Mr Robert Bialas [2024] EAT 19 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: Ms Clarke , in submissions , cited the fol lowing passage from the speech of Lord Denning MR, in the

Feb. 21 2024
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Mr L Humby v Barts Health NHS Trust: [2024] EAT 16
Document: Mr L Humby v Barts Health NHS Trust [2024] EAT 16 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: the task for the Tribunal was to decide whether the breaches in question were, in the words of Lord Denning

Dec. 21 2023
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Ms Roua Al Taweel v Stichting Female Journalists Network: [2023] EAT 159
Document: Ms Roua Al Taweel v Stichting Female Journalists Network: [2023] EAT 159 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: cannot be changed by putting a diff erent label upon it [and then there is a quotation from Lord Denning

Dec. 15 2023
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Dr Paul Leaney v Loughborough University: [2023] EAT 155
Document: Dr Paul Leaney v Loughborough University: [2023] EAT 155 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: In particular, starting with an observation of Lord Denning MR, in Western Excavation s (ECC) Ltd v

Nov. 08 2023
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Ms Sandra Brooks v Leisure Employment Services Ltd: [2023] EAT 137
Document: Ms Sandra Brooks v Leisure Employment Services Ltd [2023] EAT 137 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: It is against this background that one has to read the short summary of the law given by Lord Denning

Nov. 08 2023
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: The No. 8 Partnership v Ms Maxine Simmons: [2023] EAT 140
Document: The No. 8 Partnership v Ms Maxine Simmons [2023] EAT 140 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: As Lord Denning MR explained in Western Excavating (ECC) Ltd v Sharp [1978] ICR 221, at p 226 A-C

Nov. 03 2023
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: Anglian Windows Ltd ta Anglian Home Improvements v Mr A Webb: [2023] EAT 138
Document: Anglian Windows Ltd ta Anglian Home Improvements v Mr A Webb [2023] EAT 138 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: In Massey v Crown Life Insurance Co [1978] IRLR 31, Lord Denning MR observed at p.33, 13: ‘The



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
Oct. 14 2025
Environment Agency
Source Page: CW5 6DB, Nick Brookes: Appeal Reference APP/EPR/684
Document: (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: Buckingham County Council [1961] AC 636 , a case concerning a condition in a planning permission, Lord Denning

Oct. 14 2025
Environment Agency
Source Page: CW5 6DB, Nick Brookes: Appeal Reference APP/EPR/684
Document: (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: Judgment Date 12 December 1962 Report Citation [1963] 2 W.L.R. 225 [1963] 2 Q.B. 196 Court of Appeal Lord Denning

Aug. 18 2025
Serious Fraud Office
Source Page: Joint SFO-CPS Corporate Prosecution Guidance
Document: Serious Fraud Office v Barclays Plc [2018] EWHC 3055 (QB) (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: against the misuse of its assets: see Wallersteiner v Moir [1974] 1 WLR 991 at p. 1014H (per Lord Denning