GREG YOUNG
Year of Admission as an Australian lawyer:
1990
Year of Admission to the NSW Bar:
2003
Contact Details:
Telephone: (02) 9373 7447
areas of practice
Administrative Law
Common Law
Intentional Torts
Medical Negligence
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Workers Compensation and Work Injury Damages
Overview
Greg has practised as barrister for over 20 years with a focus on common law and statutory compensation cases. He holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney.
Prior to being called the bar Greg was In-house Counsel for QBE Insurance Group Limited. He has held senior legal roles with Hicksons Lawyers, Bruce & Stewart Turton and Moray & Agnew Lawyers.
In 1995 Greg became an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law.
Greg has a strong interest in legal education. From 2002 to 2018 Greg lectured Torts Law for the University of Sydney (Law Extension Committee). During this time he was a member of the Australian Law Teachers Association.
SELECTED CASES
Richardson v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2023] NSWPIC 454
Wholly or mostly at fault ss 3.11 & 3.28 Motor Accidents Injuries Act 2017
Bjekic v State of New South Wales (Western Sydney Area Local Health District) [2022] NSWPIC 214
Red Alert protocols for COVID-19 and “main contributing factor”
Lihing Wei v Hungry Panda Au Pty Limited & Ors
Fatal accident of a food delivery rider; “deemed worker”
Stuart v Walsh [2012] NSWCA 186
Cyclist crossing highway struck by a truck; principle of agony of the moment
Central West Group Apprentices Ltd v Coal Mines Insurance Ltd [2008] NSWCA 348
Meaning of “employer in the coal industry”
Albert Edward Jessing v Pegasus Venue Management Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 77
Duty to give reasons