Duncan Milne
Teams: Crime & Regulatory (General Crime, Asset Recovery & Money Laundering, Licensing, Trading Standards, Health & Safety, Food Safety, Environment, Animal Health, Inquests, Prison Law)
Year Called: 2007
Inn: Lincoln's Inn
Qualifications: GDL and BVC (Very Competent, College of Law),
M.Phil (Cantab),
BA (Hons)(York),
Hardwicke & Levitt Scholar
Appointments: Level 2 Crown Court Prosecutor
Crime Overview:
Duncan prosecutes and defends criminal cases across a broad range of general and regulatory offences. He has appeared for both the prosecution and defence in the Court of Appeal, Crown Court and Magistrates' Courts.
General Crime:
Duncan's practice includes prosecuting in the Crown Court on behalf of the CPS, National Probation Service and Local Authorities. He has prosecuted and defended trials in the Crown Court and has particular experience in benefit fraud cases and offences involving drugs and violence.
Duncan is experienced in Magistrates' Court proceedings. He prosecutes and defends in all areas and has conducted numerous cash detention and forfeiture cases under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Regulatory Crime:
Duncan advises and acts on behalf of both the prosecution and defence in a variety of regulatory matters. He has advised and acted for professional clients including dentists, high street retailers and recently on behalf of a multi-national pharmaceutical company. Duncan has experience in cases involving trade mark infringements, underage sales, trading standards (including due-diligence systems), noise abatement notices, planning notices and 'fly-tipping' prosecutions.
Prison Law:
Duncan has acted on behalf of serving prisoners at Prison Adjudication Hearings and has particular experience of Mandatory Drugs Testing cases.
Licensing Law:
Duncan has acted and advised in premises licensing and taxi licensing matters. He has appeared in numerous prosecutions under the Licensing Act 2003 and has sat as Legal Advisor to a Local Authority's Licensing Sub-Committee.
VAT Number: 947034714