HL Deb 29 November 1995 vol 567 c43WA
Lord Spens

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the Attorney General intends to represent the United Kingdom in February 1996 in the case of Ernest Saunders v. the United Kingdom at the European Court of Human Rights and, if so, whether it is usual for the Attorney General to make representations in front of this Court and how many times this has happened in the past.

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern):

I can confirm that it is the intention of the Attorney General to represent the United Kingdom in the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Ernest Saunders v. the United Kingdom. It is not unusual for a Law Officer of the Crown to represent the United Kingdom in the European Court of Human Rights. This has happened in 13 cases in the past, in four of which it was the Attorney General who appeared.