Rosalind Young

Rosalind enjoys a busy PI practice spanning the full spectrum of injury work: from road traffic accidents, occupiers’ and employers’ liability claims to Highways Act matters, and injuries sustained abroad, acting for both Claimants and Defendants.

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 looking for opportunities to further develop her expertise in industrial disease claims and takes a keen interest in injury claims that arise from statutory breaches, public/private nuisance and negligence in the context of the environment.

Rosalind is developing her specialism in fatal accident claims and accepts instructions to advise and draft pleadings.

Rosalind maintains a busy clinical negligence practice, guiding, advising and representing Claimants from the inception of a claim all the way through to trial.

She has a particular interest in claims arising from negligent advice, diagnoses, treatment and aftercare in the context of obstetrics and gynaecology; and claims for injury arising from pregnancy and birth trauma.

Rosalind has considerable experience of claims which arise in the care home setting and in the care of the elderly more generally.; particularly in the valuation of pressure sores and complications that develop consequently. Her advice invariably results in the fair and swift settlement of proceedings.

Rosalind is also trained as a Nursing & Midwifery Council case presenter and she brings a wealth of knowledge of nursing and midwifery practices to her clinical negligence work.

Rosalind accepts instructions to attend Inquests on behalf of families and other interested parties.

Rosalind has an active interest in all aspects of probate work and accepts instructions on a range of disputes.