Carl Gardner

Current

• Writer, translator and lecturer at Head of Legal

Past

• Legal Adviser at HMRC and HM Treasury
• Legal Adviser at Attorney General's Office
• Legal Adviser at Cabinet Office

• Legal Adviser at Department for Work and Pensions
• Legal Adviser at Department of Health

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Education

• Inns of Court School of Law
• University of Oxford

Connections

3 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• My Website

Carl Gardner’s Summary

As a barrister, I spent over a decade advising Tony Blair's government on public law - mainly specialising in European and human rights law. I'm also interested in criminal law, charity law and regulation.

I'm now beginning a career as a freelance writer, translator and lecturer - I'm currently teaching constitutional and EU law at BPP law school.

Carl Gardner’s Experience

• Writer, translator and lecturer

  Head of Legal

  (Public Company; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  2007 — Present (1 year)

  I write for my website, Head of Legal, and am planning to launch a non-legal comment website in 2008. I'm also working on a book on constitutional law. I'm currently teaching constitutional and EU law at BPP Law School in London.

• Legal Adviser

  HMRC and HM Treasury

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Law Practice industry)

  May 2007 — November 2007 (7 months)

  I advised HM Revenue and Customs and HM Treasury mainly on the compatibility of new tax proposals with EU state aid and internal market law.

• Legal Adviser

  Attorney General's Office

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

  October 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 8 months)

  I was one of the Attorney's advisers on civil law matters - in other words, on non-criminal matters.
  
  I advised not only in my specialist areas, EU law and human rights, but also on a very wide range of legal areas including employment law and discrimination, tax, defence, national security, pensions and benefits, environmental law, contracts and procurement, charity and family law.

• Legal Adviser

  Cabinet Office

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  February 2003 — October 2005 (2 years 9 months)

  I was a lawyer in the government's centre of expertise in European law. I was one of the small team advising ministers on the European Constitution, and I negotiated for the UK in Brussels. I was also the main external adviser on European law for a number of government departments, including DTI, DCMS, DCA and MoD, and advised on a number of key pieces of legislation, including the Gender Recognition Act, the Gambling Act, the Civil Partnership Act and the EC Directive on Services in the Internal Market.

• Legal Adviser

  Department for Work and Pensions

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Law Practice industry)

  February 2001 — February 2003 (2 years 1 month)

• Legal Adviser

  Department of Health

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  June 1999 — February 2001 (1 year 9 months)

Carl Gardner’s Education

• Inns of Court School of Law

  Bar Vocational Course 1992 — 1993

• University of Oxford

  1984 — 1988

Additional Information

Carl Gardner’s Websites:

• My Website

Carl Gardner’s Interests:

Politics, books and ideas. Film, music and art. Food. Drink.

Carl Gardner’s Groups:

•    Careershifters

Carl Gardner’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests