Debate on bill on Wednesday, 6 December 2006, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Falconer of Thoroton. The answering member was Lord Kingsland.

Legal Services Bill [HL]

Legal Services Bill (HL).Lords Second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 687 c1161-213
Session: 2006-07
Department: Department for Constitutional Affairs
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Legal Services Bill (HL). In two volumes. Explanatory Notes HL Bill 9-EN also published.
Thursday, 23 November 2006
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Proceeding contributions: Lord Falconer of Thoroton | 687 c1161-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. The Legal Services Bill is an imp...; Lord Lyell of Markyate | 687 c1169-71 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am honoured to open the batting, if that is the right description, but I do so with an a...; Bishop of Chelmsford | 687 c1175-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as a Bishop entering a debate involving the world of lawyers and their language, I am begi...; Lord Bach | 687 c1176-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare my interests: I am a non-practising barrister and a former head of chambers. I w...; Lord Thomas of Gresford | 687 c1171-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of your Lordships, I shall speak in place of my noble friend Lord Maclennan...; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 687 c1178-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register, particularly my role as a partner in Be...; Lord Falconer of Thoroton | 687 c1179 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that that provision is governed by Clause 68(1).; Lord Campbell of Alloway | 687 c1178 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am obliged to the noble Lord for giving way. The suggestion that the press release was n...; Lord Bach | 687 c1178 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord. Let me make it absolutely clear that I am not criticising...; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 687 c1180-2 (Link to this contribution) I could not believe it at first. I would love it if the noble Baroness, Lady Ashton, who will make t...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 687 c1209-12 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as I said it I knew that someone was about to leap up and correct me, because the noble an...; Lord Lyell of Markyate | 687 c1209 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am a little unhappy with the expression about the Lord Chief Justice being the head of t...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 687 c1212-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness makes a point. We do not believe that that is likely but we will certai...; Baroness Butler-Sloss | 687 c1212 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, forgive me for interrupting. I am much more concerned about situations where the facts are...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 687 c1206-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, not only for giving me his advice wh...; Baroness Henig | 687 c1188-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as one of the Members of the House of Lords who sat on the pre-legislative scrutiny commit...; Lord Borrie | 687 c1185-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a considerable Bill. Behind it lies work from not only the Government and the key ...; Lord Falconer of Thoroton | 687 c1182 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord reminds me of something that I should have declared at the outset. He put i...; Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract | 687 c1198-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should like to speak briefly in the gap. I shall be talking about miners and I refer to ...; Lord Brennan | 687 c1196-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare the interest of having been a chairman of the Bar during the passage of the Acce...; Baroness Butler-Sloss | 687 c1193-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest, in that I was at one time a barrister, then a judge and am now a de...; Lord Whitty | 687 c1190-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as the chair of the National Consumer Council, but make it clear tha...; Lord Kingsland | 687 c1203-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by associating myself entirely with all noble Lords who underlined the importance ...; Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 687 c1199-203 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a truly remarkable debate. In the compass ofless than three hours, it has ra...; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 687 c1179-80 (Link to this contribution) Yes it is, my Lords, but it is still a power to modify any Act of Parliament or enactment, including...; Lord Neill of Bladen | 687 c1182-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare my interest. I am a practising member of the Bar; for some years I was on the Ba...
Subjects: Complaints Access Disclosure of information Consumers Accountability Appeals Administration of justice Costs Business Conduct Competition Advocacy Legal profession Fees and charges Licensing Education Disqualification Immigration Exemptions Functions Legal opinion Judicial review Licensed conveyancers Misconduct Public appointments Patents Ombudsman Standards Training Regulation Trade unions Solicitors Trade marks Legal Services Board Office for Legal Complaints
Legislation: Legal Services Bill (HL) 2006-07
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Legal Services Bill [HL]

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