Carl Gardner
headoflegal.com
London, UNITED KINGDOM
Legal writer and commentator; barrister and former government lawyer
Biography
As a barrister, I spent over a decade advising the British government on public law - mainly specialising in human rights and EU law. I helped negotiate the European Constitution for the UK, drafted legislation and defended the UK in European Courts. I was one of Lord Goldsmith's backroom lawyers at the Attorney General's Office.
I'm now managing a varied freelance career based writing and commenting on law online and in the media. As well as running my own website, Head of Legal, I write for the Guardian's law website and occasionally for The Lawyer and the International Bar Association's Global insight magazine. I've appeared on BBC News, ITN, Channel 4 News, Al Jazeera, CBC and ZDF; and on radio, on BBC Radio 4 (Today, Law in Action and Decision Time).
My main interests are human rights law, EU law, constitutional and public law, employment law and crime.
I've recently spoken at Birkbeck College, London, at the Welsh Institute for International Affairs. I'm due to speak at the Justice student conference in March 2013.
Industry Expertise (3)
Media - Online
Legal Services
Government Administration
Areas of Expertise (3)
Law
Human Rights
Government
Education (3)
Inns Of Court School of Law: Bar Vocational Course, Law 1993
Manchester Polytechnic: Common Professional Examination/Graduate Diploma in Law, Law 1992
Oxford University: BA (Honours), Languages | French, German 1988
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- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Corporate Training
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