Lord Carlile of Berriew (CB)

Before the Minister sits down, I wish to take him back to what he said in response to Amendments 18 and 20. He stated that the Attorney-General has a discretion to stop a prosecution if there is a ris

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 18 and 20 standing in my name. I apologise for my unavoidable absence from the Second Reading debate. At the heart of this certainly merited Bill lies a simple but

I am grateful to the noble Lord for his reply. He is aware, and the House will be aware, that collective actions give consumers the power to pursue legal actions for which they cannot obtain legal aid

My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and I declare the interest of having some professional involvement in collective actions.

To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reverse the effect on opt-out collective court actions and connected litigation funding resulting from the Supreme Court decision in R (on the a

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness’s enlivening contributions to our debates. May she go on boasting. Rightly, the Bill aims to ensure that the public service treats the pu