Home / Barristers / Neil Young KC

Neil Young KC

Bachelor of Law (1st Class Honours) - University of Melbourne
Master of Laws - Harvard University

Shortlist

Appointed Queens Counsel 1990

Experience

Neil has an extensive commercial law practice, with substantial experience in corporations law, banking and finance, competition, taxation, mining and energy law and intellectual property.

Neil practises in all jurisdictions, appearing regularly in the High Court, the Full Federal Court and State Courts of Appeal, in particular in New South Wales, Victoria (where he maintains chambers at Ninian Stephen Chambers)  and Western Australia.

Neil was Chairman of the Victorian Bar in 1997 and 1998, and President of the Australian Bar Association in 1999.  In 2005 Neil was appointed as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, resigning in 2007 to return to private practice.

Principal Areas of Practice

Sectors

Primary Resources, Power & Utilities,

Back to all

News from Young

2025 Best Lawyers

The 2025 Best Lawyers edition has been announced and New Chambers has 18 of our members recognised. The Lawyer of the Year awards for…

Read more

Whos Who Legal 2023

Who’s Who Legal have published their lists for 2023 and New Chambers congratulates the following members on their inclusion: Neil Young KC – Global…

Read more

Best Lawyers 2024

The Best Lawyers for 2024 have just been announced and New Chambers is delighted to have 19 of its members listed. This year we…

Read more

Best Lawyers 2023

The recently announced Best Lawyers for 2023 included 19 of our New Chambers barristers. This year we had an extra 4 barristers newly listed…

Read more

Who’s Who Legal

In the recently published Who’s Who Legal 2020 edition, New Chambers had the following mentions: GLOBAL GUIDE Gregory Nell SC – Transport and Shipping;…

Read more

Best Lawyers 2020

The following members of New Chambers have been recognised in the 12th edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia.   Alternative Dispute Resolution David Jackson…

Read more
View all news

Get our news and cases straight to your inbox.

You can unsubscribe anytime. By signing up you agree to our Terms & Condition and Privacy Policy.