Gudrun Young

Gudrun is a specialist criminal and regulatory advocate, who has a successful defence practice encompassing the full spectrum of offences; her most recent work spans cases of murder and other non-fatal violence, organised crime, serious sexual cases, money laundering, fraud, confiscation and large scale drug conspiracies.  In particular, in the last two to three years she has been instructed as junior counsel in a series of factually complicated and high-profile murder cases at the Central Criminal Court.

She undertakes complex fraud work, and has expertise in cases concerning the proceeds of crime and asset recovery.  She also appears for appellants before the Tax Chamber of the First-Tier Tribunal in VAT matters.  The nature of her white-collar and criminal work has given her extensive experience in managing complex disclosure, and in handling PII issues.

Gudrun also has a developing practice in regulatory crime and professional discipline work.  She has experience of cases brought by the Department of Work and Pensions, the UK Border Agency and the Environment Agency.  She has also been instructed in caes before the General Medical Council, the General Optical Council, the General Chiropractic Council, and the Nursing & Midwifery Council, amongst other regulators.  She regularly advises both those acting on behalf of healthcare and other professionals, but is also instructed by professionals on a public access basis.  More details on how Gudrun can be instructed in this way can be obtained here. 

On numerous occasions she has appeared successfully before the Court of Appeal.

Gudrun is an experienced lecturer and trainer, particularly on the topics of sexual offences, money laundering and confiscation.  Her article on R v A (No. 2) [2002] 1 AC and the admissibility of previous sexual history was published in the journal Medicine, Science and the Law.

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