The Rt Hon. the Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
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Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury. His name is David Edmond Neuberger, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
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Lords votes · 2026
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Recent Hansard contributions · latest 19
I have just finished—thank you. I am sorry to have overrun.
My Lords, I apologise for turning up a few minutes late; I am afraid I was misinformed about the starting time of the debate. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Waldegrave of North Hill, whose many achievements, both in and out of government
My Lords, I spent 21 years as a barrister and then five years as a judge, arguing and applying English law while the rights contained in the human rights convention were not part of our law. Then from 2001, shortly after the Human Rights Act came into fo
2025-02-13
Holocaust Memorial Day
My Lords, when the Nazis came to power in 1933, my father was dismissed from his job as a medical researcher because he was a Jew, and he made his way to this country, where he was taken in, made his home, raised a family and became a distinguished scien
2021-10-22
Assisted Dying Bill [HL]
I thank the noble Baroness for that introduction. Like the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mance, I was one of the judges in the Supreme Court Nicklinson case. The more I considered the extensive facts and the arguments, the clearer it became to me as judge
2021-10-22
Assisted Dying Bill [HL]
I think it was my go next.
2021-04-20
Conduct Committee
My Lords, as someone who since 2018—since retiring as a judge—has been practising as an international arbitrator and legal expert, I must of course disclose a real and substantial interest in the issue being debated this afternoon.
As recent events ha
My Lords, as has been said, the purpose of this part of the Bill is to introduce a degree of flexibility and take the pressure off serving judges who are under considerable pressure at the moment, as we all know. It is right and proper that the officers
My Lords, I have considerable sympathy with these amendments, in the sense that, as the noble Lord, Lord Marks, has said, the idea of a decision being made by a non-judicial person and not being referable to a judicial figure is inconsistent with justice
My Lords, I applaud the noble Baroness’s concerns, which, as in the previous amendments, are directed towards ensuring that the high standards of justice in this country are maintained.
I echo to a considerable extent what was said by the noble Lord,
My Lords, the noble Baroness is right to be concerned about the expertise and experience of the people who make decisions. My concern about the amendment is that it puts a potential straitjacket on the ability to appoint the appropriate people to make ap
My Lords, I will just add a footnote to what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, has said. The Lord Chief Justice’s annual report is laid before Parliament, so the information about judicial training will be laid before Parliament in so far as the Lo
Judging by how the territories have behaved in the past, it seems pretty clear that we would not need to. They would comply, as they are currently doing, as the noble Lord, Lord Flight, said, with all their international requirements—indeed, going furthe
So we have to sacrifice other people many miles away who have no say in it for the purpose of feeling good and leading the way? That seems to me, if I may say so, a very selfish attitude to take. It is simply inappropriate for us to do this for other cou
I believe that is the case, yes. I was going on to say that in many respects it appears that all three territories which I mentioned have a regulatory regime which in many respects is stricter than that of this country.
On top of all this, this propos
My Lords, I strongly support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Naseby. The clause which he seeks to remove from the Bill is a classic example of a proposal which may seem right to many people—for the reasons given so clearly by the noble Lord, Lord A
2018-03-07
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
I suspect that the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, whose amendment it is, is better placed to answer. My answer would be twofold. First, it specifically tells the judge what to have regard to; it does not leave it completely open. Secondly, it uses a rather mo
2018-03-07
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
My Lords, Clause 6 is concerned with the issue of how the large body of retained EU law is to be interpreted by judges. It is an important issue because it is a fundamental principle that the law should be clear and consistent, but also because the topic
2017-12-21
Climate Change: Health
My Lords, climate change has undoubtedly put an end to many species, most famously the dinosaurs. I am in your Lordships’ House as one of the last members of a species whose extinction is attributable to rather a different sort of change, namely constitu
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Register of Interests · 6 entries on file
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Arbitrator in an arbitration in which the Republic of Romania is a party
registered 2024-08-08 · amended 2025-04-05
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Arbitrator in an arbitration in which the Government of the Bahamas is a party
registered 2024-08-08 · amended 2025-04-05
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Arbitrator and legal expert, One Essex Court, Temple, London
registered 2024-08-08 · amended 2025-04-05
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International judge, Singapore International Commercial Court (the member's earnings from 24 May 2024 to 5 April 2025 fell within the £20,001–30,000 band)
registered 2024-08-08 · amended 2025-08-08
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Non-permanent judge, Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong (the member's earnings in 2024–25 fell within the £30,001–40,000 band)
registered 2024-08-08 · amended 2025-08-08
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Deputy Chair, Takeover Appeal Board
registered 2024-08-08 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2017-10-12 → present
Crossbench
current
2009-10-01 → 2017-10-11
Non-affiliated
2007-01-11 → 2009-09-30
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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