CALC - Consultant Legislative Counsel

The following Consultant Legislative Counsel are available to perform contract drafting. If you are interested in obtaining their services, you should contact them directly.

CALC offers no warranty as to the skills or experience of any of the Consultant Legislative Counsel listed here.

Jonothan Abbott has more than 20 years of legislative drafting experience, mostly as drafting counsel with the Department of Justice, Hong Kong. Since leaving that office in 2005 he has undertaken project and contract drafting work, both in Hong Kong and elsewhere. His drafting experience covers a wide range of subjects, including intellectual property, banking, shipping, implementation of international treaties, privatisation of state-owned entities and anti-corruption legislation. Jonothan can be contacted at: jonothan.abbott@gardenchambers.com.hk or by phone on (852) 9272-5492

Brian Crozier was the Director of Legal Drafting (the chief legislative drafter) in Zimbabwe from 1989 until he resigned in 2000. Before taking up that position, he worked as a public prosecutor and legal adviser in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. Brian is available for individual drafting assignments, preferably ones that could be carried out in Zimbabwe. However, he would consider assignments requiring work outside Zimbabwe for up to 2 months at a time. Contact Brian at crozier@africaonline.co.zw.

More details are available in the following document: Brian Crozier CV

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Glen Gibbs, formerly Senior Parliamentary Counsel in the Tasmanian Office of Parliamentary Counsel, is seeking contract legislative drafting in any field.    He has also had legislative drafting experience in Canberra, Adelaide and Hong Kong, exceeding 35 years in total.  In addition he was in private practice in South Australia for 10 years as a solicitor and barrister.  References are available and fees are negotiable. His contact details are tel (03) 62284593 (h) or 0438014450 (mob) and his e-mail address is glen235@bigpond.com.

More details are available in the following document: Glen Gibbs CV

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Also available is a draft of an article on privative clauses on which Glen is currently working

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Clive Grenyer spent 21 years undertaking parliamentary work in the United Kingdom, most recently dealing with Home Office Services, followed by five years as First Legislative Counsel with the Cayman Islands Government, three years as a legislative draftsman in Jersey, and a year as First Parliamentary Counsel in Antigua and Barbuda. He was also a member of the team that drafted the new constitution for Kenya, and is currently an independent consultant, and, as such, has drafted legislation for various Commonwealth Governments, and constitutions for international organisations. Contact him at grenyer@btopenworld.com, or by phone on +44-1892-533734. He is available for individual assignments or short or long term contracts world-wide.

Donald L. Revell offers a full range of legislative drafting and management consulting services. With over 30 years of drafting experience, including 18 as Ontario’s Chief Legislative Counsel, Don is experienced in dealing with complex and politically sensitive matters both as a senior manager and a drafter. He has headed major legislative translation and revision projects. He has led major publishing projects for both print and on line products. He has also taught legislative drafting and acted as a management consultant for several governments. Don is based in Toronto, Canada , and can be reached through his website at www.writelaw.com.

Robin Webster MBE RD FCIArb is currently Course Director of the 3-month Commonwealth Programme for Legislative Drafters in Caribbean Countries, held at the University of Guyana. When not running that Course he is available for individual drafting assignments, either from his home base in Scotland or for assignments overseas for short periods. He was recently Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tonga. Before that his career included spells drafting legislation in Scotland, Westminster, Seychelles, Kenya and Tuvalu, where he was Attorney-General. He can be contacted at rmwebster@btinternet.com.

More details of his qualifications and experience are available in the following document: Robin Webster CV

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