Brian Young Email & Phone Number

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh And Aberdeen

An experienced and confident criminal court solicitor - conducting trials and procedural hearings in relation to a broad range of criminal activity. Latterly working within the Sheriff and Jury team prosecuting serious solemn level offending.Key Skills:- Highly developed negotiation skills with an ability to positively influence decisions making.- Provision of legal advice and instruction to junior colleagues, legal trainees, the Police and other criminal justice stakeholders. - Proficient in the drafting of legal documents - always exhibiting a keen attention to detail.- Ability to work under pressure and with a high level of legal and public scrutiny.- Proficient in court advocacy, public speaking and presentation skills - in the leading of evidence and delivery of legal submissions for consideration of members of the judiciary or Jury.- Confident in making complex legal and prosecutorial decisions in the public interest.- Highly developed legal analytical skills - in the review of criminal cases, police reports, consideration of evidence sources and public interest considerations.- Effective management of a very high caseload and an ability to prioritise competing demands.- Highly developed interpersonal skills - confident in dealing with people from all levels of the legal profession, organisations and society as a whole. Able to engage with vulnerable witnesses and victims of crime.- Excellent legal research for the purposes of trial, legal submissions and argument.- Utilised new technologies in prosecution of crime in Scotland during pandemic. Inc. use of virtual courts, the use of remote jury centres and adapting quickly to new court procedure and policy.- Numerous successful criminal prosecutions of varying evidential complexity including serious sexual assaults, serious assaults to the danger of life, domestic offences and those involving vulnerable witnesses, frauds and crimes concerned in the supply of controlled drugs.

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Managerial responsibility for the Commercial delivery of a portfolio of specialist service contracts and the provision of pre-contract commercial and contractual expertise for targeted opportunities globally. Laterally worked within the WOOD corporate contracts team following merger.Key Skills:- Negotiating Commercial and Contractual terms and the finalising of contract agreements. - The line management and mentoring of a small team of Contract Engineers.- Providing functional expertise and direction in the building of competitive unit/charge rates, prices and estimate producing target Gross Margin/EBITA in line with business expectations.- Proving full commercial control of all offers, proposals, tenders and cost time estimates.- Providing commercial and contractual expertise in the resolving of both internal and client facing disputes.- Provision of Contract financial reporting and commercial analysis. - The management of WIP and debt ageing and coordination of invoicing activity. - Effecting proper cost control to ensure the protection of Contractual Gross Margin/EBITA and Client Cost Reporting.- Collaborating with key business stakeholders and functional advisors (Tax/legal/Group Contracts/insurance/Global Mobility/Group Security) to ensure all advice and directions are considered and duly acted upon within the business as appropriate.Noteworthy Experiences/Successes:● Development of trusting and strong business relationships with Internal and External Clients and business stakeholders.● Coordination of the Commercial Implementation of Business ERP system.● Commercially responsible for numerous contract wins and their successful delivery.

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Primarily responsible for the legal review and negotiation of contractual terms and conditions and contractual risk management within the AMEC Foster Wheeler Corporate Commercial and Tendering Team for High Value Offshore EPC contracts and all other service agreements as required.Key Skills:- Co-ordinating and conducting contractual negotiations. Ensuring proper and consistent administration in the legal review of tenders and contracts. - Provision of advice, guidance and support to the Service Lines including Operations Directors and Business Managers on matters relating to contract implementation, negotiation, terms and conditions and other commercial issues. - Drafting and execution of all required contractual documentation, including (but not limited to): amendments, variations, extensions to contract, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Letters of Intent, Contract Novations/Assignments, Intercompany, transfer pricing and distribution/licensing arrangements.- Trained, supervised and mentored junior Contracts personnel on Oil and Gas legal contracting issues, commercial processes and effective negotiation. - Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the drafting, use and review of commercial clauses with particular emphasis on liability, indemnity and insurance terms of contract.

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom And Bucharest, Romania

Duties included the review and negotiation of contractual terms and conditions and contractual risk management for Offshore EPC Projects. Also undertook a seven-month secondment working in Bucharest, Romania, supporting the Commercial Department for the transition of undertakings in relation to the Ticleni Oil Fields.  Familiar with FIDIC/NEC etc. with onshore civil contractors and collaboration/Joint Venture type agreements for the execution of both On & Offshore sub-stations and windfarm projects. Secondment: Procurement management and co-ordination of commercial activities and on-going legal contractual support. Secondment: Execution, coordination and evaluation of competitive procurement exercises, including the compilation and issue of Invitation to Tender documents, tender clarifications and bulletins on large package items for key projects, formulating recommendations and where necessary presenting findings at board level.Noteworthy Experiences/Successes:● The successful building of a contractor and supplier listing for the successful and safe takeover of operational control of the Ticleni, oilfields in Romania.

Post Graduate Diploma In Professional Legal Practice – With Distinction, Law, With Distinction

Studied part-time alongside full-time job. subjects included: Company and Commercial Law, Oil & Gas Practice, Advanced Civil Litigation.

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Law

Post Graduate Certificate - Oil And Gas Law (Pgcert.), Oil And Gas Law

Subjects included: Operating in the UKCS, JOS and UUOAs, Upstream Oil & Gas Transportation Arrangements, Petroleum Sales Arrangements.

Ba Law And Management, Business Management And Law

Hnd Legal Services, Law