Vicky Milner
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"Vicky Milner’s qualities are her attention to detail, grasp of the legal issues, responsiveness and her personable/engaging nature."
Legal 500 2022 -
"I would like to recommend Vicky Milner. She is very capable and a diligent worker that always go's over and above expectations. She provides an exceptional service to her clients and always offers sensible advice and support."
Legal 500 2022 -
"Vicky Milner is one of the most experienced employment lawyers in Jersey, and is specialised in this field where others are often multi disciplinary. She is clearly very popular with clients, and very technically able. She is a formidable opponent, but also entirely professional and courteous."
Legal 500 2021 -
"She has great knowledge and expertise, and is extremely well regarded."
Chambers 2020 -
“I was extremely grateful for your efficient and professional service so thank you for assisting in what was a stressful time.”
Client Feedback -
“Vicky Milner’s ability to cut through the noise of employment disputes and get to the legal crux of the matter allows her clients to resolve matters efficiently and cost effectively.”
Legal 500 2019 -
“Vicky Milner is clearly at the top of her game in employment law.”
Legal 500 2019 -
“Vicky Milner is a genuine expert who puts her clients at ease.”
Legal 500 2019
Overview
Vicky joined Viberts in 2020. She is widely recognised as the “go to” person for Jersey employment law. She specialises in high profile and complex matters, including Royal Court appeals of Tribunal decisions and cases involving directors of international trust businesses and other key employees. Vicky advises senior executives, private businesses and public sector entities on all aspects of employment law. She is regularly sought after to speak on and quoted in relation to employment issues affecting the Island, including in the 2019 Gender Pay Gap Scrutiny Review Panel. She has acted as an expert witness on Jersey law in the High Court of Justice of England & Wales.
Vicky has specialised in employment law since 2001 and her experience includes successful litigation in ground-breaking areas, such as challenging the powers of the Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal and testing the geographical scope of Jersey law in relation to offshore employment. She represented The Law Society of Jersey in a case raising discrimination and human rights issues in connection with admission to the Jersey Bar. She has previously appeared in Jersey’s Mental Health Review Tribunal advising on issues concerning the mental health and mental capacity of senior personnel. Vicky has been Chair of Digital Jersey’s Regulation & Legislation Technical Action Group, Jersey’s Representative for the Employment Lawyers Association (“ELA”) and a long-standing member of the Institute of Directors’ Industries Sub-Committee.
Vicky is recognised in the ‘Hall of Fame’ and as a ‘Leading Individual’ by the Legal 500 UK 2022 edition and the Legal 500 UK 2021 edition. She is also recognised in ‘Band 1’ in Employment by the Chambers UK 2021 edition.
- Employment Lawyers Association (UK)
- The Law Society Jersey
- Employment law changes: increase to Minimum Wage from January 2022
- Workplace investigations: Taking a bird’s-eye view
- Case note: Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal Judgment on employment status, Carey v JP Mauger Limited [2020] TRE 209
- Human error, working from home and data protection
- Case note: Royal Court judgment 28 May 2021 Dix v Sigma Group Limited [2021]JRC159
- The future of employment: Explosive times
- Viberts strengthens its Employment Team with new appointment
- Spring 2020: Corporate governance and looking forward