John Milner
John Milner is a highly experienced litigator, he specialises in representing individuals in white collar criminal investigations, principally in relation to business crime matters; financial crime, fraud, tax evasion, bribery and corruption, insider dealing and money laundering.
"John Milner is great. Decades of guiding individuals through the most complex white collar cases. Unflappable." - Legal 500, 2025
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John has a wealth of experience acting for individuals under investigation for financial crime. He has represented defendants in some of the most significant criminal trials of the last decade including:
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A New York based derivatives trader in the SFO Barclays USD Libor trial.
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A Danish UK based trader acquitted in the SFO Barclays/Deutsche Bank EURIBOR trial.
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An Italian company director in the SFO Bertling trial.
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An Italian banker acquitted of all charges in a fraud on a Russian investment bank and UK Asset Management company.
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A former UBS compliance officer in an FCA insider dealing conspiracy.
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A French banker in the NCA trial of a £multi-million fraud against the Libyan sovereign wealth fund.
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The first defendant in the SFO Unaoil trial.
John is regularly instructed to advise witnesses and potential witnesses in compelled s2 Interviews conducted by the SFO including their investigations into Glencore, Raedex Consortium, Tesco and Serco.
Current instructions include advising a client in the Post Office Inquiry and ongoing MPS investigation and advising a company director in an ongoing high profile NCA investigation.
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John is recognised as a "Star Individual" in Financial Crime in Chambers & Partners 2025 and is listed as a Band 1 lawyer in the 2026 directory for London.
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John is also listed in Who's Who Legal: Business Crime Defence.​
John was admitted as a solicitor in 2000.
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