Carl Gardner
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.
Practice Areas
Qualified Year
- 1993
Experience
- Government Legal Service (1995 - 2008)
- Open University (2009 - 2016)
- BPP University Law School (2016 - 2021)
Membership
- Society of Legal Scholars
- Administrative Law Bar Association
Qualifications
- BA Modern Languages (1988)
- Common Professional Examination in Law (1992)
- Bar Vocational Course (1993)
Education
- Oxford University (1984-1988)
- Manchester Polytechnic (1991-1992)
- Inns of Court School of Law (1992-1993)
2 Contributions by Carl Gardner
PRACTICE NOTES
From EU membership to retained law: the post-Brexit status and effect of EU Treaties, Regulations, Directives and CJEU rulings in UK law
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is archived and no longer maintained.
It offers contextual guidance on the main types and doctrines of EU law and legislation, and considers how Brexit affects EU-derived law and legislation in the UK, as background reading. For more detail on this topic, see the Practice Notes: Brexit—key legislation explained and Retained EU law and assimilated law. For broader Brexit materials, see: Brexit collection. This Practice Note is not maintained.
Effect of Brexit on EU law in the UK
The UK ended its EU membership at 11 pm on 31 January 2020 (exit day). From that moment, directly applicable EU law no longer applied to the UK under the EU Treaties, and the UK was no longer bound by duties under those treaties, which oblige Member States to ensure their domestic legislation complies with obligations set out in EU laws. EU law itself, and its operation for Member States, is unaffected by the UK’s departure—it continues to govern the remaining EU Member States as it did before. The UK’s status in relation to EU law is different—it is governed by the Withdrawal Agreement, an international treaty negotiated by the UK, as set out in that agreement text...
Public Law
PRACTICE NOTES
UK Parliament: Standing Orders in Commons and Lords, and Parliamentary Questions – key procedures, timings and practice (including PMQs and written questions)
A central aspect of Parliamentary privilege is that each House holds the right to direct its own procedures. Numerous rules and conventions influence how each House operates. Some of these are written and are known as Standing Orders. Standing Orders are written rules created by each House to govern its own proceedings. They cover, for instance, how business is scheduled and conducted, the conduct of MPs and members of the Commons or Lords during debates, and provisions concerning committees. Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice is regarded as the definitive authority on parliamentary procedure. It sets out observed ‘rules’ within each House, including those relating to Standing Orders.
Standing Orders of the House of Commons
The Standing Orders of the House of Commons set out much (though not all) of the procedure and practice of the House. Standing Orders do not always mirror developments in the House’s actual practice, and cannot be read as a complete code of Parliamentary procedure. They are, however, a means of regulating parliamentary business in significant respects. They address matters such as:
sittings of the House
arrangement of business
questions, motions, amendments and statements
rules of
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Public Law
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