Carl Gardner

Barrister, LexisNexis

Carl is a Professional Support Lawyer, working on public law for LexisPSL.

Carl was a government lawyer from 1995 to 2008. He was a legal adviser at the Department of Health, and then a senior legal adviser at DWP, Cabinet Office European Legal Advisers, the Attorney General’s Office and finally at HMRC. As a government lawyer he advised ministers and regulators, defended the government in UK and European courts, drafted legislation and negotiated for the UK in Europe.

After that Carl taught public and EU law at the Open University and the National School of Government, then at BPP University Law School where he was subject leader in public and EU law until 2021.

Contributed to

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Parliamentary privilege and the Bill of Rights 1688

Practice notes

Parliamentary privilege means the rights enjoyed by each House collectively as a constituent part of Parliament; and by Members of each House individually, without which they could not discharge their functions. Some privileges are based purely on the law and custom of Parliament, while others have been defined by statute.

Public Law

Standing Orders and Parliamentary questions

Practice notes

Standing Orders are written rules formulated by each House of Parliament to regulate parliamentary proceedings. This Practice Note examines the key Standing Orders of both Houses with detail on procedures for Parliamentary Questions including Prime Minister’s Questions.

Public Law

The status of EU law in the UK after Brexit [Archived]

Practice notes

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note explains key forms and principles of EU law and legislation and examines the impact of Brexit on UK law and legislation derived from EU law.

Public Law