The Lord Verdirame KC
Non-affiliated
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Verdirame's full title is The Lord Verdirame KC. His name is Guglielmo Verdirame, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
14 Content(8.6%)
8 Not-Content(4.9%)
140 didn't vote(86.4%)
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Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-03-11
Middle East: Defence
My Lords, as the Minister said earlier, the legal basis for this intervention is the collective self-defence of our allies in the Gulf. The Government’s position is that under collective self-defence, we may only target missiles and drones launched by Ir
2026-02-05
Crime and Policing Bill
It is not quite like that, because the Foreign Office would have to issue special mission status to the person who would then come within the jurisdiction, and now that courts have clarified the law on special missions, that would give that individual im
2026-02-05
Crime and Policing Bill
I apologise for interrupting, but I just wanted to make sure that I am not misunderstood. The ICC is there where it has jurisdiction, but the problem that we have is that, in some of these countries, there is no ICC jurisdiction yet. Syria is not a party
2026-02-05
Crime and Policing Bill
I appreciate that it is about only those who are within the jurisdiction, but a lot of foreign officials come within the jurisdiction at different points in time and for different reasons. There was another case a few years ago in which I was also instr
2026-02-05
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I also offer my support but express some concerns that I believe could be addressed. I do not think I need to say very much as to the reasons I support the amendments, because the speakers before me have all done such a stellar job.
The one
2026-02-02
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, my Amendment 456 has the support of the noble Baronesses, Lady Wolf and Lady Falkner, and the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham. I am especially grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf, who unfortunately cannot be here due to a prior commitment o
2026-01-29
UK-EU Customs Union
My Lords, I, too, welcome and congratulate today’s four maiden speakers. We very much look forward to their future contributions.
While there have been statements by the Government on the relationship with the EU, we have not had a comprehensive polic
2026-01-27
Crime and Policing Bill
My Lords, I have added my name to both amendments in this group for the reasons that have been so eloquently set out by the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, and the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti.
The first point is that proscription is a very signifi
2026-01-27
Crime and Policing Bill
Maybe the Minister can take all the questions in one go. The threshold may be the same, but there are three separate decisions and each decision is based on different evidence. We are dealing analytically with three distinct decisions, and that is the re
2026-01-21
Holocaust Memorial Bill
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Collins of Highbury, for his patient and constructive engagement on this matter, and the noble Lord, Lord Khan of Burnley, who before him was dealing with this Bill and tried to work things through with equal dedica
2026-01-14
Boarding of Sanctioned Vessels
My Lords, I understood, as the Minister has just confirmed, that in the case of the “Bella”/“Marinera”, the legal basis was premised on the fact that she was deemed to be stateless, at least at the point at which the pursuit began. If the Government are
2025-12-03
Sentencing Bill
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his answer. I too would like to hear more about prisoner transfer agreements. They are the best policy solution in this area, so I am glad to hear that the Government are still pursuing that route. On whether the three-
2025-12-03
Sentencing Bill
My Lords, I apologise for not speaking at Second Reading. If I had, I would have said that there are many positive things about the Bill. However, I have tabled this amendment, with the support of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, beca
2025-12-03
Sentencing Bill
2025-11-26
G20 and Ukraine
My Lords, I refer to my interest in the register as pro bono counsel for Ukraine in international legal proceedings. I too pay tribute to the Government for their work and support for Ukraine. I would like some clarity on point 9 of the European counterp
2025-11-12
Caribbean: US Military Action
My Lords, the US claims that the boat strikes are justifiable as acts in self-defence, and because it contends that there is an armed conflict with drug cartels. It is fair to say that very few outside the US Administration agree with those views. The Go
2025-11-12
Caribbean: US Military Action
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of US military action in the Caribbean, including airstrikes on vessels and the threat to use force against Venezuela.
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. I will not press this to a vote, so the Whips do not need to worry. Instead, I would like to make a few points.
My first point is about the complexity of setting out to claimants the deduction rate. I
My Lords, this amendment follows on from a previous amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, in Committee. It also has support from the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leicester and the noble Baroness, Lady Finn. I am very grateful to bo
My Lords, I am grateful to everyone who has spoken. I know there is considerable concern around the House, beyond the noble Lords and Baronesses who have spoken today, about this issue.
I will make three brief points. The first is to echo the point th
My Lords, I have tabled this amendment, which has the support of the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, to whom I am extremely grateful. There were other noble Lords who would have wished to support the amendment but missed the rather brief moment that we had
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, who brings so much expertise and wisdom to this debate.
This is a short Bill, yes, on a narrow point, but it raises some important constitutional questions. It concerns the
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that introduction. I support the Government’s efforts in this area and appreciate the need for innovative policy solutions, but I have some questions about this statutory instrument.
To begin with, as the Secondary L
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Register of Interests · 7 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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Provision of legal advice and representation to the Republic of Rwanda
registered 2025-10-13
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Provision of legal advice and representation to PowerChina HuaDong Engineering Corporation and to China Railway 18th Bureau Group Company Ltd (construction companies owned by the People’s Republic of China); professional fees of £842,015 were received in the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025
registered 2025-06-10 · amended 2026-01-14
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Provision of legal advice and representation to the Republic of Poland; professional fees of £53,500 were received in the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025
registered 2023-02-02 · amended 2026-01-14
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Provision of legal advice and representation to CEZ, a.s. (energy company majority owned by Czech government); professional fees of £16,207 were received in the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024
registered 2023-02-02 · amended 2025-04-05
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Professor, Department of War Studies, King's College London
registered 2023-01-09 · amended 2025-04-05
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Practising member of the Bar (King's Counsel), Twenty Essex, London WC2R 3AL
registered 2023-01-09 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 3: Land and property
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Property in southern Italy (Calabria)
registered 2023-01-09 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2022-11-02 → present
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Government posts
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Opposition posts
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Committee memberships
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Contact
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
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