Christopher Young KC

Barrister
Christopher Young KC

About Christopher

Chris practises in commercial law and public law.

He has advised and appeared in commercial matters involving taxation, trusts, financial services, professional negligence, trustees’ duties, professional standards legislation, proportionate liability and building and construction.

He has also advised and appeared in public law matters involving constitutional law, administrative law, freedom of information and the Victorian Charter of Human Rights.

Before coming to the Bar, Chris was Associate to the Hon. Michael Black AC, Chief Justice of the Federal Court. Prior to this he worked as Research Assistant to the Solicitor-General for Victoria, Pamela Tate SC.

*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation

Qualifications

  • LLM (Cantab), BA, LLB

Memberships & Associations

  • Member of the Taxation Institute of Australia;
  • Member of the Human Rights Committee, Victorian Bar.

Publications

  • Reporter for the Commonwealth Law Reports
  • Norman O’Bryan SC and Chris Young, “A View from Outside the Vortex on Keith Mason’s Retirement Speech and the Australian Doctrine of Judicial Precedent” (2008) 82 Australian Law Journal 771
  • “Protecting Human Rights in the Court in the First Year of Operation of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities: A Window of Opportunity?” (2007) 18 Public Law Review 88
  • “The History of Judicial Dissent in England: What Relevance Does it Have for Modern Common Law Legal Systems?” 32 Australian Bar Review 96
  • Norman O’Bryan SC and Chris Young, “A View from Outside the Vortex on Keith Mason’s Retirement Speech and the Australian Doctrine of Judicial Precedent” (2008) 82 Australian Law Journal 771
  • “Protecting Human Rights in the Court in the First Year of Operation of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities: A Window of Opportunity?” (2007) 18 Public Law Review 88
  • “The History of Judicial Dissent in England: What Relevance Does it Have for Modern Common Law Legal Systems?” 32 Australian Bar Review 96

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