Band 4
Band 4
Up and Coming
About
Provided by Scarlett Milligan
Practice Areas
Scarlett Milligan is a sought-after junior barrister who is regularly praised for being skilled beyond her level of call, for her diligence and commitment to her cases and clients, and for her “meticulous” approach to case preparation and analysis.
Her broad practice spans civil liability, public law, inquests and public inquiries. She has been recognised by the legal directories as a leading junior in all these areas. She has acted in a number of the most high-profile public inquiries, with particularly significant roles in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (junior counsel to Inquiry) and the Infected Blood Inquiry (junior counsel representing victims who had campaigned for the Inquiry for over 40 years).
Scarlett brings particular expertise in cases where practice areas and principles overlap, including: public law challenges in ‘private’ law environments such as financial services, regulatory action and procurement; fatal accidents and unlawful killings; civil claims for breaches of human rights; and health and safety litigation (civil and criminal).
She is repeatedly described by those who instruct and work with her as “determined”, “exceptional” and “bright”, her legal work as “meticulous” and “invariably flawless”, and highlighted for her personable manner with clients.
Career
Called to the Bar in 2015. Appointed to the Attorney General's C Panel in September 2020, promoted to B Panel in September 2023.
Since July 2023, Scarlett has co-chaired the Young Public Law Lawyers’ Group (YPLG) and is committed to making both the YPLG and the public law field accessible to all.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Scarlett Milligan is an up-and-coming junior barrister, who represents both claimants and governments bodies in cases focused on racial discrimination, prisons and trafficking. She is routinely instructed by the Secretary of State for Justice and is on the Attorney General’s B Panel of Counsel.
Scarlett Milligan is highly regarded and widely instructed in the inquests and inquiries sphere. Among other prominent matters she is notable for having been instructed as counsel to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
Scarlett Milligan is an up-and-coming junior who has developed expertise in claims relating to psychiatric injuries and fatalities. She acts for both defendants and claimants in cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Scarlett is exceptionally impressive and unbelievably hard-working."
"Her written work is meticulously researched and practical on every level. She is always on top of the most recent case law in the given area, and she demonstrates experience beyond her call."
"Scarlett is very efficient and she has a competent grasp of evidence. She is a strong advocate."
"Scarlett has a very careful style of advocacy. She gets to the point without the person on the receiving end realising where she is heading."
"Scarlett is an exceptional advocate with a vast array of knowledge and experience."
"Scarlett is exceptionally impressive and unbelievably hard-working."
"Her written work is meticulously researched and practical on every level. She is always on top of the most recent case law in the given area, and she demonstrates experience beyond her call."
"Scarlett is very efficient and she has a competent grasp of evidence. She is a strong advocate."
"Scarlett has a very careful style of advocacy. She gets to the point without the person on the receiving end realising where she is heading."
"Scarlett is an exceptional advocate with a vast array of knowledge and experience."
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