To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Nov 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

"Does the Minister accept that his second potential problem would easily be dealt with by a drafting amendment to make it clear that the offence relates to a photograph or video of a breast? It would not be difficult to draft that. In relation to his first concern, which, as …..."
Lord Pannick - View Speech

View all Lord Pannick (XB - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 03 Nov 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

"It may be thought by the Committee that the first example that the Minister gave was somewhat esoteric and unlikely to occur in practice. The risk of such esoteric events occurring is more than outweighed by the actual mischief that this amendment seeks to address. In any event, the same …..."
Lord Pannick - View Speech

View all Lord Pannick (XB - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Nov 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

"My Lords, I have added my name to these amendments. It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lords, Lord Moylan and Lord Sandhurst. In the light of their comprehensive description of the purpose of these amendments, I can be brief.

Much of the data with which the amendments …..."
Lord Pannick - View Speech

View all Lord Pannick (XB - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Jun 2021
Libel and Defamation Cases: Cost to Public Funds

"My Lords, the Written Question tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, focused on the cost to public funds, which the Minister fully answered. The Oral Question contains an attack on barristers and solicitors for representing clients. Does the Minister agree that any litigant, whoever they may be and wherever …..."
Lord Pannick - View Speech

View all Lord Pannick (XB - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Libel and Defamation Cases: Cost to Public Funds
Written Question
Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill (HL)
Tuesday 8th June 2021

Asked by: Lord Pannick (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to re-introduce to parliament the provisions of the Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill 2017–19.

Answered by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar - Shadow Attorney General

The Government will bring forward legislation to establish the provisions of the Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill when parliamentary time allows.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Mar 2021
Independent Review of Administrative Law Update

"My Lords, I declare my interest as a practising barrister in public law cases. I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, and his review team for the very sensible and balanced report which it has produced. The Minister will have noted the wise words of the noble Lord and …..."
Lord Pannick - View Speech

View all Lord Pannick (XB - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Independent Review of Administrative Law Update
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 26 Jan 2021
Serious Criminal Cases Backlog

"My Lords, are the Government considering two possible steps that would help to reduce the unacceptable backlog of cases in the Crown Courts? The first is to reduce the number of jurors to, say, seven, making it easier to ensure social distancing in court rooms, and the second is to …..."
Lord Pannick - View Speech

View all Lord Pannick (XB - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Serious Criminal Cases Backlog
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Dec 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

"My Lords, there are many reasons for supporting the Government today, all of which were given by the Minister, but I have to say to the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, that I do not agree that financial privilege is a reason to support the Government. It is an …..."
Lord Pannick - View Speech

View all Lord Pannick (XB - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: European Union Referendum Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 03 Nov 2015
Ministerial Code

"Can the Minister assure the House that the change has absolutely nothing to do with government concern about judgments of the European Court of Human Rights with which they do not agree?..."
Lord Pannick - View Speech

View all Lord Pannick (XB - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Ministerial Code
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 14 Oct 2015
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Criminal Courts Charge) Regulations 2015

"My Lords, on this subject, I am on the side of the two Jeremys: the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, and Jeremy Bentham. In 1795, Jeremy Bentham wrote:

“The statesman who contributes to put justice out of reach … is an accessary after the fact to every crime”.

For Bentham, such …..."
Lord Pannick - View Speech

View all Lord Pannick (XB - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Criminal Courts Charge) Regulations 2015