1981
Appointed a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on Procedure.
1983-1990
Acts as Labour spokesman on Home Affairs in the House of Lords.
1991
The inaugural Mishcon Lecture on political and legal affairs is given at University College, London.
1992
Appointed Honorary Queen's Counsel.
1993
Appointed to the House of Lords Select Committee on Medical Ethics; receives an honorary law degree from University of Birmingham.
Engaged by Princess Diana as her solicitor; receives an Honorary Fellowship from the Faculty of Law, University of London.
1994
October: At the signing of the Israel/Jordan Peace Treaty his role in the Middle East peace negotiations and his secret shuttle diplomacy between the two countries is revealed.
1995
Celebrates his 80th birthday.