Direct Access Barrister
Wendy Miller
Direct Access Barrister
Wendy Miller
Wendy Miller is an experienced barrister practising across criminal law, employment, professional conduct, regulatory law, and mental health. She acts in serious criminal cases involving allegations such as murder, sexual offences, fraud, and organised crime, including those with vulnerable witnesses or complex evidential issues.
She maintains a strong employment law practice, advising and representing individuals and organisations in unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, and workplace misconduct. She regularly appears in the Employment Tribunal and is experienced in internal disciplinary and appeal hearings.
In the area of professional and police misconduct, Wendy represents individuals at disciplinary hearings and misconduct investigations, including matters involving safeguarding or regulatory breaches.
She also appears before Mental Health Tribunals, including in discharge applications and cases involving capacity, forensic patients, or complex care needs.
Criminal cases including murder, serious violence, sexual offences, fraud, and road traffic
Mental Health Tribunal advocacy, including discharge applications and capacity issues
She is known for her calm, forensic approach and strong advocacy across a range of legal forums.
Area of Law
Crime
Wendy acts in serious criminal cases including sexual offences, violence, fraud, organised crime, and road traffic offences. She has experience representing both defendants and the Crown, and frequently works with vulnerable witnesses, expert evidence, and sensitive material.
Employment and Pensions
Wendy advises and represents employees and employers in claims involving discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, and misconduct. She also acts in disciplinary and grievance hearings, internal investigations, and Employment Tribunal proceedings.
Mental Health and Court of Protection
She represents patients and families in First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) proceedings, including those involving restricted patients, capacity issues, and complex medical or care histories.
Professional Discipline
She represents professionals at police misconduct panels, internal hearings, safeguarding inquiries, and fitness to practise proceedings. Her work often involves reputational risk and regulatory obligations.
Regulatory
Wendy has experience in licensing appeals, environmental enforcement, and regulatory prosecutions, including those involving local authorities and trading standards.
What sort of work do I do?
In employment law, Wendy advises and represents both claimants and respondents in unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, and workplace misconduct claims. She also acts in workplace investigations, disciplinary procedures, and grievance hearings.
She also represents individuals and professionals in serious criminal cases, including allegations of sexual offences, violent crime, fraud, drug offences, and road traffic matters. She has experience in both defence and prosecution, often in cases requiring sensitive handling and analysis of complex evidence.
Her professional and regulatory work includes representation at police misconduct panels, internal disciplinary proceedings, and safeguarding investigations. She also advises in fitness to practise matters and licensing cases with professional or reputational implications.
Wendy has experience in mental health law and represents clients in First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) hearings. Her work in this area includes cases involving detained and restricted patients, capacity disputes, and forensic histories
Who do I work for?
Wendy Miller’s clients include employees and employers involved in workplace disputes, and professionals subject to misconduct or disciplinary proceedings. Wendy is also regularly instructed by schools, local authorities, public bodies, and businesses requiring representation in disciplinary, safeguarding, employment, or regulatory contexts. She understands the pressures these clients face and provides discreet, reliable support.
She also advises patients and their families in mental health matters and supports clients navigating hearings, safeguarding inquiries, or proceedings with potential reputational or legal consequences.
Her clients range from those with no prior legal experience to professionals including teachers, healthcare workers, and police officers.