Andrew Walker (barrister)

Andrew Walker (barrister)

Andrew Walker (born 1968) is a British barrister and coroner for Hornsey, London. In June 2006 he was appointed on temporary contract [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/6335701.stm BBC News accessed 10 Feb 07] ] as assistant deputy coroner in Oxfordshire, one of three temporary appointees to assist in reducing a backlog of inquests into the deaths of British military personnel overseas.See this article. [http://www.stevencarrigan.com/blog/2008/04/heroic-and-troublesome-coroner-moved.htmlhttp://www.example.com link title]

Bodies of those servicemen dying overseas are repatriated to the UK via RAF Brize Norton leading to the responsibility for inquests being under the civilian jurisdiction of the Oxfordshire coroner.

Statements made by Walker in a number of high profile cases have been quoted in the British media. He has sought to summon several high profile witnesses, including Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, and has been critical of the policy of the position of the government of the United States is that US servicemen do not attend non-US courts,Fact|date=February 2007 written statements being normally provided.

He has been particularly critical of the actions of the UK Ministry of Defence and United States Department of Defense, particularly with regard to so-called friendly fire incidents.

*In the case of the death of ITN reporter Terry Lloyd, killed by U.S. forces in southern Iraq in March 2003, Walker recorded a verdict of "Unlawful Killing", the strongest possible judgement in an inquest, calling for the Attorney general and Director of Public Prosecutions to consider criminal charges against the U.S. servicemen involved.

*The inquest into the death of British NCO, L/CoH Matty Hull, in an incident in 2003 led significant media interest over the refusal of the US government to release a SECRET cockpit video recording. The video was leaked to the British media. Walker returned a narrative verdict, stating that the killing of Hull was "unlawful". He said: "The attack on the convoy amounted to an assault. It was unlawful because there was no lawful reason for it and in that respect it was criminal." [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6449227.stm BBC NEWS | UK | 'Friendly fire' killing unlawful ] ]

*In the case of the crash of an RAF Nimrod in Afghanistan in 2006, in which 14 servicemen were killed, Walker stated that the evidence heard at the inquest revealed that the entire Nimrod fleet had "never been airworthy from the first time it was released to service". [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7416627.stm]

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External links

* [http://www.stevencarrigan.com/blog/2008/04/heroic-and-troublesome-coroner-moved.html The Troublesome Oxford Coroner]


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