Professional Profile

Yimi Yangye is a leading junior barrister with a predominantly criminal defence practice, regularly instructed in high-profile, serious and complex cases. She has extensive experience across the full spectrum of criminal law, including murder, sex trafficking, serious violence, armed robbery, firearms, drugs offences, money laundering, fraud and sexual offences. She is frequently instructed in cases involving vulnerable defendants and witnesses, where careful handling and strategic advocacy are essential.

Yimi has received repeated judicial praise for her incisive cross-examination, focused submissions and sensitive treatment of witnesses. She is known for her straight-talking approach, her tenacity and her fearlessness in advancing difficult defences. Judges and solicitors alike recognise her ability to assimilate complex material quickly and to identify decisive legal points that others may overlook, even when instructed at very short notice.

She is Direct Access qualified, with availability in crime, family and public law. In addition to her criminal practice, Yimi regularly appears in inquests and inquiries and Family Court proceedings, including cases involving human trafficking, allegations of serious violence and sexual abuse. She is widely regarded as an advocate who will go the extra mile for her clients and who inspires trust from professional and lay clients alike.