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Gerard had appeared as leading counsel in the courts of 10 countries and in habeas corpus cases in several jurisdictions, including the Privy Council. He was the Head of Chambers in Gilt Chambers, the largest barristers’ set in Hong Kong, and had been retained to give expert evidence in numerous jurisdictions on aspects of law, including habeas corpus. He had been an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Canterbury for 20 years and had taught administrative and constitutional law in universities throughout Australasia, Asia and Europe. He drafted both the habeas corpus statutory law and the procedure commentary provisions for Hong Kong in replacement of the Imperial laws, which from 1 July 1997 would not transition, upon the resumption of sovereignty over Hong Kong by China.