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Lord Devlin mentioned

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2 Dec 2025, 7:03 p.m. - House of Lords "for more than 800 years. Lord Devlin described it as the lamp that shows that freedom lives. The " Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Criminal Court Reform 31 speeches (7,040 words) Tuesday 2nd December 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (LD - Life peer) Lord Devlin described it as“the lamp that shows that freedom lives”.The Statement mentions Magna Carta - 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: Whenever a man is on trial for serious crime … then trial by jury has no equal.’4 Lord Devlin (1905-1992
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Oral Evidence - JUSTICE, and Public Law Project Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: Shameem Ahmad: There is a great Lord Devlin quote in an article that I think was called “Judges and
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Oral Evidence - JUSTICE, and Public Law Project Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: Shameem Ahmad: There is a great Lord Devlin quote in an article that I think was called “Judges and

Department Publications - Statistics
Wednesday 9th July 2025 Ministry of Justice Source Page: Independent Review of the Criminal Courts: Part 1 Document: (PDF) Found: Lord Devlin in his oft-quoted 1956 Hamlyn Lectures titled ‘Trial By Jury’, also closely scrutinised
Thursday 20th March 2025 Home Office Source Page: Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences Document: (PDF) Found: Lord Devlin Report (1976) 47.
Thursday 20th March 2025 Home Office Source Page: Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences Document: (PDF) Found: Lord Devlin Report (1976) 47.

Deposited Papers
Thursday 10th July 2025 Source Page: Independent Review of the Criminal Courts Part 1. Incl. annexes. [Review by Sir Brian Leveson]. 388p. Document: Independent_Review_of_the_Criminal_Courts_-_Part_1.pdf (PDF) Found: Lord Devlin in his oft-quoted 1956 Hamlyn Lectures titled ‘Trial By Jury’, also closely scrutinised