I realise the noble Lord is not a lawyer and what I am about to say may seem unfair, but the answer to what is wrong with his suggestion is that the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords in the cases of Macarthys v Smith and Factortame have made the legal position perfectly plain. That is why the noble Lord, Lord Richard, is right in saying that we do not need Clause 18, but if we are going to have it we may as well have it stating the law as declared by our judges.
European Union Bill
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Lord Lester of Herne Hill
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 15 June 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union Bill.
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