Framing the real concern behind the ‘Stalin clause’ row
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The Gazette headline reports a Lords dispute over wording in a courts bill, but the more useful angle may be to separate rhetoric from drafting effect. A loaded label can obscure whether the real concern is about who gets to control process, how much discretion is left to judges, or how broadly a power is framed on its face. In comparison, a narrow technical amendment and an open-ended enabling power can both sound alarming in debate, yet raise very different constitutional questions. Without the clause text or a ministerial explanation, it is hard to tell whether critics are objecting to symbolism, scope, or safeguards. Has anyone looked at the actual wording being criticised and, if so, does the objection seem to be about breadth of power, lack of oversight, or practical effect on court administration?
Source: The Law Society Gazette
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