Lord Garnier QC

Transatlantic Response to Illicit Finance Taskforce Member

Edward Garnier QC is a highly experienced silk in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

His practice includes corporate advisory and financial services work, corporate crime and international human rights as well as defamation, privacy, confidence, malicious falsehood, contempt and related media law cases. His extensive experience in practice is underpinned by a parallel career in politics and as one of the Government’s two Law Officers: he served as an MP from 1992 until 2017 and was HM Solicitor General from 2010 to 2012. He is now in the House of Lords.

Edward advises and acts for companies and individuals whose rights have been adversely affected by foreign governments and agencies, including, for example, by asset seizures, imprisonment, extradition applications and Interpol Red Notices, as well as for overseas governments and agencies who are seeking to comply with international standards and the rule of law. He is regularly consulted by NGOs and charitable organisations.

Projects
Taskforce on a Transatlantic Response to Illicit Finance

TARIF aimed to strengthen global democracy by identifying viable ways in which the UK and US can combine efforts in tackling illicit finance.