Fred Milner

Overview

I am Counsel in the International Trusts & Private Client team, based in our Jersey office. 

I have worked in the trusts and private client industry for over 25 years and held senior roles in law firms and trust companies. Before moving back to Jersey in 2016, I worked in Geneva for 11 years.

My core areas of expertise are succession planning and family governance and the use of trusts and companies in achieving those objectives and related issues. I am also interested in family office structuring, investment management arrangements, risk management for trustees, and the confidentiality vs transparency debate.

I’ve also spoken at conferences and contributed to or been quoted in publications including STEP Journal, The Lawyer and Le Temps in Geneva.

I speak fluent French and good Spanish.

Professional qualifications

• Solicitor, England (non-practising)
• Advocate, Jersey

What the directories say

In Legal 500 UK 2025, Fred is named as a Recommended Lawyer in Private Client, Trusts and Tax. 

In Legal 500 UK 2024, Fred is named as a Recommended Lawyer in Private Client, Trusts and Tax. 

Fred Milner is listed as a Global Elite - Lawyer in the Private Client Global Elite Directory 2023.

In Legal 500 UK 2023, Fred is a Recommended Lawyer in the area of Private Client, Trusts and Tax. 

Legal 500 2018 lists Fred as a Next Generation Lawyer, stating that he 'Always goes beyond the call of duty'.

In Legal 500 2017, Fred Milner features as a Recommended Lawyer.