Sir Edward Garnier KC

Biography

Sir Edward Garnier was Solicitor General from May 2010 to September 2012. He was elected Conservative MP for Harborough on 9 April 1992.

Sir Edward was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, Jesus College, Oxford and the College of Law, London.

He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in April 1995, a Crown Court Recorder in 1998 and a Bencher of the Middle Temple in 2001.

He has previous served as Shadow Home Affairs Minister, Shadow Minister for Justice and Shadow Attorney General.

Sir Edward is married with 3 children.

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• Unduly lenient sentence cases referred to the Court of Appeal – latest figures
  • 05 July 2012
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• New tool to tackle economic crime
  • 17 May 2012
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• Firearms sentence doubled at Court of Appeal
  • 03 February 2012
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• Speech to 2011 Legal Wales Conference
  • 07 October 2011
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• Sentences examined by the Attorney General in 2010
  • 21 July 2011
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• Juror and defendant sentenced for contempt of court over Facebook
  • 16 June 2011
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• Speech to the Institute of International and European Affairs
  • 13 June 2011
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• Speech to Annual Conference of the Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers
  • 16 May 2011
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• Speech to the Annual Retail Fraud Conference
  • 14 April 2011
  • Speech
• New guidance from Court of Appeal following a reference by the Solicitor General
  • 03 March 2011
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