Former MP for Lambeth Norwood
Mr Walter Greaves-Lord is a former MP for Lambeth Norwood.
Former MP for Lambeth Norwood
Entered the House of Commons on 15 November 1922 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 28 February 1935 — unknown
I wish, first of all, as Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council, to say that the Bar Council welcome this Bill. I also want to join very largely in what my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge University (Sir J. Withers) has just said. May I say one word with regard to the first Clause? There can be no doubt that an unrestricted right of appeal to the House of Lords may be a matter of very great...
There are about 100 appeals to the Divisional Court, now tried by two judges, which will in future require three. At present about eight of those cases go to the Court of Appeal. Therefore, what we are doing is to send 100 cases which will require three judges instead of eight which now require three judges.
There is one question that I should like to raise on this Clause. Speaking from recollection, I think that a charge under Section 11 of the Road Traffic Act for dangerous driving is one in regard to which the defendant has the right of electing to go before a jury, whereas a charge under Section 12 is dealt with summarily. Suppose the position to be that a charge is levelled against a man...
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