Proceeding contribution from Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 15 July 2008. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill.
Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill
Perhaps I may ask the noble Lord a question, as he has raised the issue that we shall come to later. He said that there would be one independent counsel, but, as he will see in Amendment No. 4C, the Joint Committee on Human Rights has indicated that in some circumstances one might, because of conflicts of interest, need a special counsel from the Attorney-General’s panel to represent the interests of the defendant and a separate special counsel to represent the interests of the witness who is the subject of the application. Is the noble Lord including the possible need, in order to deal with that point, for two independent counsels?
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- 703 c1113
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- 2007-08
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- Disclosure of information Criminal proceedings Common law Intimidation Protection Property Magistrates' courts New Zealand Witnesses Trials
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- Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill 2007-08
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