Information between 2nd May 2023 - 26th January 2026
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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Fair Banking APPG 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |