| Edward Faulks | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward Peter Lawless Faulks August 19, 1950 |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Baron Faulks |
| Occupation | Barrister Queen's Counsel |
Edward Peter Lawless Faulks QC, Baron Faulks of Donnington in the Royal County of Berkshire, is an English barrister and Queen's Counsel.
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He was born 19 August 1950. He is the son of His Honour Peter Ronald Faulks, MC and Pamela Faulks (née Lawless) and is the brother of the novelist Sebastian Faulks. In 1990 he married Catherine Frances Turner, daughter of Lindsay Turner and Anthea Cadbury; they have two sons.
He was educated at Wellington College and Jesus College, Oxford, with an MA.
He became a QC in 1996 and a Recorder in 2000.
He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He was called to the Bar, in the Middle Temple, in 1973. He became a bencher in 2002. He was a Literary Agent, for Curtis Brown, from 1980–81. He was an Assistant Recorder, 1996–2000. He was Chairman of the Professional Negligence Bar Association 2002–04 and Special Advisor to the Department for Constitutional Affairs on compensation culture, 2005–06.
He is a contributing editor to "Local Authority Liabilities", 1998, 4th edition 2009.