Andrew Briscoe | Consultant
Qualification and Experience
Andrew obtained a degree in law from the University of Durham and went on to study at the Universities of Nottingham and Cambridge. Before emigrating to Botswana in 1993, he lectured in law in Nottingham and London. He has been a consultant to Briscoe Attorneys since 1994.
Andrew has undertaken many consultancies on law and policy development in Botswana and Southern Africa, addressing issues such as combating corruption, governance and transparency, environmental law, labour law, and small business regulation. Clients include the Botswana Parliament, various ministries of the Botswana Government, the UK Department for International Development and international organisations such as the World Bank, the Southern African Development Community, the BGR [Bundesantalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, of Germany], the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the International Development Research Centre (Ottawa), the International Bar Council, the Swedish International Development Authority, and Transparency International.
Andrew’s work for the Government of Botswana includes his appointment in 1997 as the consultant to the Minister of Commerce and Industry’s Task Force for Development of Policy for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises, In 2002-3, he was commissioned by the Botswana Parliament to report on the Independence of Parliament, and has amongst other things drafted labour legislation for Parliament, and a Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament. Andrew was also been contracted by the Directorate of Public Service Management to conduct seminars on Labour Law for Permanent Secretaries and their deputies, and also for the Ambassadors and High Commissioners serving in Botswana’s various missions abroad.
Andrew was a founding member and director of Transparency International Botswana, and has served on small business promotion agencies in both Botswana and the Southern Africa Development Community.
Andrew’s greatest passions in life are his wife, his sons, and writing. In addition to writing on law, he has also contributed over 50 articles on aspects of postal history in Southern Africa to specialised philatelic journals, several of which have received awards.
Education
Durham University - B.A Law: 1971
Nottingham University - Master Philosophy (Law): 1973
Cambridge University - Post graduate Diploma in Criminology: 1975
Languages
English