<p>Alex Carlile was called to the Bar by Gray&rsquo;s Inn in 1970 and became a QC in 1984. He is a Bencher of Gray&rsquo;s Inn. He sits as a recorder of the Crown Court and as a Deputy High Court Judge. He has been the Independent Reviewer of terrorism legislation since 2001. He is the President of the Howard League for Penal Reform. He is a Fellow of King&rsquo;s College London and a Fellow of the Industry and Parliament Trust.</p> <p>From 1983 to 1997 he was the Liberal then Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire in Mid Wales. During that time he served as spokesperson on a range of issues, including home affairs and the law. He was leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats from 1992 to 1997. He was appointed a life peer in 1999, and takes the Liberal Democrat Whip. Until 2007 he was head of chambers at 9-12 Bell Yard.</p> <p>He specialises in the civil and criminal aspects of commercial fraud and other serious crime. He is involved in numerous charities, including the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College and STOP (People Trafficking) UK. He has a particular interest in mental health issues and was a co-founder of the Welsh charity Rekindle. He chaired the Select Committee of both Houses of Parliament on recent mental health legislation. His major report for the Howard League on the use of restraints on children in custody was published in February 2006. He is a non-executive director of a listed major agricultural merchanting company, Wynnstay Group Plc.</p>

Lord Carlile of Berriew QC

Biography:

Alex Carlile was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 1970 and became a QC in 1984. He is a Bencher of Gray’s Inn. He sits as a recorder of the Crown Court and as a Deputy High Court Judge. He has been the Independent Reviewer of terrorism legislation since 2001. He is the President of the Howard League for Penal Reform. He is a Fellow of King’s College London and a Fellow of the Industry and Parliament Trust.

From 1983 to 1997 he was the Liberal then Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire in Mid Wales. During that time he served as spokesperson on a range of issues, including home affairs and the law. He was leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats from 1992 to 1997. He was appointed a life peer in 1999, and takes the Liberal Democrat Whip. Until 2007 he was head of chambers at 9-12 Bell Yard.

He specialises in the civil and criminal aspects of commercial fraud and other serious crime. He is involved in numerous charities, including the Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College and STOP (People Trafficking) UK. He has a particular interest in mental health issues and was a co-founder of the Welsh charity Rekindle. He chaired the Select Committee of both Houses of Parliament on recent mental health legislation. His major report for the Howard League on the use of restraints on children in custody was published in February 2006. He is a non-executive director of a listed major agricultural merchanting company, Wynnstay Group Plc.