Vicky Milner

Overview

Advocate Vicky Milner was called to the English Bar in 1996 and the Jersey Bar in 2008. She has specialised in employment law since 2001.

Vicky is widely recognised as the “go to” person for Jersey employment law, particularly cases concerning directors of international trust businesses and other highly paid employees, law firms and sensitive matters. Vicky also advises senior executives, private businesses and public sector entities on all aspects of employment law. From time to time she receives instructions from and works with other jurisdictions including England and the USA. 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’s 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 also appears in Jersey’s Mental Health Review Tribunal and has advised on issues concerning mental health and mental capacity of senior personnel. Previously, Vicky Chaired the Digital Jersey’s Regulation & Legislation Technical Action Group and was a Representative of the Employment Lawyers Association (Jersey Branch).