Rosalind specialises in personal injury, clinical negligence and contentious probate.
Rosalind enjoys a busy court practice appearing at trials, interlocutory hearings and CCMCs in the High Court and County Court on a regular basis. She is instructed by claimants and defendants in equal measure.
To compliment her court practice, Rosalind enjoys a busy paperwork practice. She drafts pleadings, advises on prospects, tactics and quantum; and will ably lead conferences with experts and professional and lay clients.
She is qualified to accept instructions directly from members of the public.
Personal Injury
Rosalind’s practice spans the full spectrum of injury work: road traffic accidents, employers’ liability and public liability claims, and injuries sustained abroad.
She is also regularly instructed in claims where fundamental dishonesty is alleged. Rosalind will capably assess the merits of the allegations in conference with lay and professional clients and successfully deploy advocacy tactics at trial to obtain the right findings for her clients.
Rosalind has a particular interest in disease claims. She has direct experience of NIHL and HAVS claims from both a Claimant and Defendant perspective and has acquired the technical knowledge to skilfully grapple with the applicable expert evidence. She is also well versed in the TUPE Regulations.
Rosalind is developing her specialism in fatal accident claims and accepts instructions to advise and draft pleadings.
Clinical Negligence
Rosalind represents both claimants and defendants in claims arising from NHS and private treatment and will advise, draft pleadings, and represent clients at all stages of a claim.
She has a particular interest in claims arising in the context of obstetrics, gynaecology and birth injuries; and delayed diagnoses of cancer.
Rosalind has considerable experience of claims arising in the care home setting (particularly in the valuation of pressure sores), and in dental claims. Her advice on quantum and tactics often results in the fair and swift settlement of proceedings.
Having trained as a case presenter for the Nursing & Midwifery Council in Regulatory proceedings, she brings a wealth of knowledge of nursing and midwifery practices to her clinical negligence work.
Probate, Trusts & Court of Protection
Rosalind has an active interest in all aspects of probate work and accepts instructions on a range of disputes.
She recently appeared in the High Court in the case of Patel v Patel [2025] EWHC 560 (Ch) in a dispute between executors about the funeral arrangements of their late father. She is familiar with applications for the removal and replacement of executors; other disputes arising from the administration of estates; and claims brought under The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. Rosalind also accepts instructions in a range of matters related to Wills.
She is using her extensive advocacy and court experience to extend her practice into Court of Protection work.
Health, Safety & Environmental
Rosalind applies her expertise in injury work to claims arising in the context of environmental law and practice. She is a keen member of ELF (Environmental Law Foundation) and advises on a range of disputes including statutory breaches and public/private nuisance. She is always looking for opportunities to fuse her personal injury practice with her interest in the environment.
International & Travel
Rosalind represents Claimants and Defendants in litigation arising from accidents that have a foreign or cross-jurisdictional element. She provides advice from an early stage and represents clients at trial where accidents have occurred abroad, in holiday sickness claims, and claims brought under the Montreal and Athens Conventions.
Rosalind is highly proficient in French and is happy to conduct discussions and conferences bilingually. She has a good understanding of written and spoken Italian, having lived in Italy as a child. Rosalind is keen to apply her personal injury expertise to further develop her travel and international law practice.
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Education & Qualifications
- Bar Professional Training Course, Outstanding (2017).
- Graduate Diploma in Law, Distinction (2016).
- MA Heritage and History, Merit (2013).
- BA French and History, First (2012).
Rosalind is a native Welsh speaker and is happy to accept instructions for Welsh medium hearings and trials. She is also highly proficient in French and Italian.
Appointments & Memberships
- PIBA
- ELF (Environmental Law Foundation) barrister member.
- Advocate barrister member.
Personal Interests
Rosalind enjoys roaming the British countryside with her husband and three little boys by day and practising hot Bikram yoga by night. She runs with Chambers’ running club and sings with the Bar Choral Society.
To instruct Rosalind Young or obtain more information
Our clerking team, led by Chief Executive & Director of Clerking, Paul Cray, will be pleased to help with any enquiry regarding Rosalind Young, including suitability, availability, and fees. The team offers responsive, commercially focused, and highly professional support.