Kirralee Young
Professional Career
Kirralee Young is a barrister at Blackstone ChambersPrior to coming to the Bar, Kirralee was a commercial and corporate solicitor who had practised in commercial and corporate law for many years at leading international law firms in Australia and overseas. She has acted for large multinational clients (corporates and government sectors) predominantly in the technology, telecommunication and defence industries and has significant experience negotiating multinational technology and telecommunication arrangements across multiple jurisdictions and resolving disputes efficiently and costs effectively.
At the Bar, she now regularly appears in commercial and equity matters in various courts and tribunals across Australia. She has extensive experience in relation to equity, commercial and contractual disputes, judicial and merits review matters as well as revenue matters. Having been a prior Assistant Crown Solicitor in NSW and having worked for the Commonwealth Government for many years she has an acute and real understanding of issues affecting government and statutory agencies. Kirralee was the winner of the Con Varnavas Award for the highest aggregate score in the NSW Bar Exams in 2013. In 2013 Kirralee was appointed a costs assessor under the Legal Profession Act 2004 by the Chief Justice of New South Wales. Professional Experience: Assistant Crown Solicitor, NSW Crown Solicitor's Office Senior Associate, Allen & Overy LLP Senior Associate, Minter EllisonExamples of Recent Cases
Attia v Health Care Complaints Commission [2017] NSWSC 178
Mortimer v Lusink & Ors [2017] QCA 1
Roberts v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2017] NSWCATAP 9
In the matter of Antaeus Group Pty Ltd ACN 146 865 018 [2016] NSWSC 1606
Kaspersky Lab UK Ltd v Hemisphere Technologies [2016] NSWSC 14
Geoffrey Granger as joint and several administrator of ACN 165 098 617 Pty Ltd v ACN 165 098 617 Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 474
Verner v Giannaros [2016] NSWSC 242
Mortimer v Lusinck & Ors [2016] QSC 119
Grills v Leighton Contractors Pty Limited [2015] NSWCA 72
Verner v Giannaros [2015] NSWSC 1406
Esplanade Wollongong Pty Limited v Commissioner of State Revenue [2015] NSWCATAD 228
Grills v Leighton Contractors Pty Limited (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 348
Macquarie Bank Ltd v The Two Eagles Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 367
Margaret Baker-Crooks v Stephen and Allison Burnett [2014] NSWCATCD 136
Ziliotto v Hakim [2013] NSWCA 359
Educational Background
LEADR Mediation Course
Master of Laws (Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Defamation), University of New South Wales Bachelor of Laws, University of Newcastle Bachelor of Commerce, University of Newcastle