Robert H Miller

LL.B.(Hons) Melb.LLM (Bkley) Uni. of California
Robert H Miller
  • Chambers: Floor 12, Room 1213, ODCE
  • Year Admitted: 1965
  • Year Signed Bar Roll: 1972
  • Admitted to Practice in: Victoria, New South Wales, Federal Jurisdictions..
  • Phone: (03) 9225 8576
  • Facsimile: (03) 9225 6573
  • E-Mail: rmiller@vicbar.com.au
  • Areas of Practice
    • Administrative Law
    • Arbitration
    • Banking and Finance
    • Civil Liberties/Discrimination
    • Commercial Law
    • Common Law
    • Constitutional Law
    • Contract
    • Corporations (Company) Law
    • Credit Law
    • Disciplinary & Related Tribunals
    • Employment Law
    • Equal Opportunity
    • Equity & Trusts
    • Freedom of Information
    • Insurance Law
    • Leases : Commercial and Retail Tenancies
    • Mediation : Accredited Mediator
    • Probate/Wills/Family Provision
    • Professional Negligence
    • Property Law/Sale of Land
    • Racing Law
    • Sports Law
    • Trade Practices

As the following history shows Robert has had a varied career since his admission to practice in 1965.
* 1966-67 Assistant Professor of Law, University of Western Ontario, Canada.
* 1967-70 Human Rights Officer, United Nations in New York.
* 1971-79 Senior Lecturer in Law, Monash University.
* Signed Victorian Bar Roll 1972.
* Director, Regulation Review Unit 1985-88.

Professional Practice.

Trade Practices;
* Federal & Supreme Court cases involving claims by tenants against shopping centre owners.
* Franchise claims
* Price fixing claims
* Sale and leasing of businesses.

Wills & Estates.
*advising and appearing for TFM claimants and Executors.
* advising and appearing in contested Will cases including disputes over the "forfeiture rule", undue influence, lack of capacity and illegality.
* Mediating Will disputes.

Practice Court - Masters Court
*advising and appearing in urgent cases often seeking injunctive and other relief.

Commercial Property and Land Law
* Disputes involving restraint of trade, confidential information, trade secrets.
* Estate Agents, Contracts of Sale and leases of Land.

Contract.
* Partnership, banking and credit disputes.

Disciplinary and Related Tribunals;
*University, Solicitors, Medical, Optometrists and Teachers Boards.

Robert is also an accredited mediator.