June Venters KC was called to the bar in 2017, having been the first woman solicitor to be appointed as Queen’s Counsel in 2006.June works in the fields of Public Law Child Care, Family Law, International Child Abduction, and Crime, acting in the most serious cases within those fields of law, such as the Damilola Taylor murder; the Dome robbery; a high profile celebrity’s brother historical sexual offence and a well-known baby murd
er trial.Her busy practice is focused on:Representing numerous defendants accused of sexual offences of children including rape; indecent assault [as it then was]; sexual assault, bestiality. Representing the social worker in the Victoria Climbié case in respect of the Care Standards Tribunal.Representing numerous parents and children, Local Authorities and interveners in care proceedings where sexual abuse and non-accidental injury alleged as well as Satanic Abuse, declaration of parentage and paternity issues. June regularly represents clients in the High Court and the Court of Appeal.Representing parents and other parties in private law proceedings including cases involving parental alienation/implacable hostility, allegations involving sexual and physical abuse and domestic abuse and declaration of parentage and paternity issues.Her extraordinary blend of professional qualifications, expertise, and experience means she is uniquely placed to deliver the highest level of client service.June is described by the legal directory Chambers & Partners as " compassionate and exceptionally hard working," "a tenacious and fearless advocate" and "extremely well prepared and dedicated to bringing the best to clients." She is also rated as "a very high-calibre performer" who is "extremely personable and is a really strong presence."She was nominated at the Family Law Awards for "Family KC of the Year" in 2023 and 2022 and in 2019 was shortlisted for "Woman Solicitor of the Year" at the Law Society Excellence Awards and for the "Women in Law" Award at the British Legal Awards. In 2018, she won the "Highly Commended Solicitor Advocate" Award at the Law Society Excellence Awards, having earlier won the “Best Woman Solicitor Managing a Legal Aid Practice (AWS).”June has made numerous appearances on TV and radio including Newsnight, Breakfast TV, Channel 5's “When Evil came to Rochdale” in 2024, "What Happened Next,” a BBC 4 documentary and “Law Women,” a BBC 1 documentary. She is a regular presenter of legal seminars for the profession, most recently giving talks on parental alienation, vulnerable witnesses, coercive/controlling behaviour and advocacy skills for lawyers.
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