Julia Faure Walker

Inquests & Public Inquiries

Julia has represented interested parties, including family members and medical professionals, in coronial proceedings, in particular where civil claims, criminal proceedings and/or professional disciplinary proceedings are in the pipeline.

Since 2015, she has been part of the team of junior counsel assisting the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, the statutory public inquiry investigating whether public bodies and other non-state institutions have taken seriously their responsibilities to protect children from sexual abuse in England and Wales.

Notable Cases:

Inquest Touching upon the death of SH

A registered nurse had been accused of causing the death of a care-home resident by inserting the wrong-sized catheter. She had been the subject of a gross manslaughter investigation by police and faced proceedings before the NMC.