Eldon Lecture Series - Edward Garnier QC MP

Edward Garnier QC MP was appointed Solicitor General by Prime Minister David Cameron on 13 May 2010.

Born in Germany, the son of a British Army Colonel, Edward read history at Oxford before transferring to law and qualifying as a barrister.  Called to the bar in 1974 and specialising in defamation, he took silk in 1995.  He was appointed a Crown Court Recorder in 1988 and a Bencher of the Middle Temple in 2001.

Edward has been a Member of Parliament for Harborough since 1992.  He has had a long interest with justice whilst serving as an MP:  he was the PPS to Sir Nicholas Lyell QC, whilst he was Attorney General; was frontbench spokesman on the Lord Chancellor’s Department under William Hague; and has been Shadow Minister for Justice and Shadow Attorney General.  In 2009, Edward was elected as chair if the newly formed all party Parliamentary Group on Privacy.

Edward is married with two sons and a daughter.

The Solicitor General’s Eldon Lecture will focus on the importance of pro bono activities in legal services and the benefits that this may bring.

The lecture will commence at 6pm and will be followed by a drinks reception.  This event will be accredited for 1 hour CPD by the SRA and BSB.

To book a place at this lecture, please contact Rachel Storey on 0191 243 7035 or email rachel3.storey@northumbria.ac.uk