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Esther Millard

Senior associate | Business dispute resolution | Business dispute resolution, | Professional negligence

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About Esther

I specialise in handling professional negligence claims on behalf of both businesses and individuals. I have particular and extensive experience with claims against chartered surveyors and solicitors, and have successfully resolved a large number of such claims during the many years that I have specialised in this area.

I also advise on a variety of commercial disputes, including contractual disputes, insurance coverage disputes, disputes involving independent schools and defamation claims. I also sit as a Deputy District Judge on the South Eastern Circuit.

I studied Law at Queens’ College Cambridge, spent my training contract at Clifford Chance in the City, and then worked for five years at a West End media law firm in London, before moving to Moore Barlow (then Barlow Robbins) in 2006.

Outside work, I enjoy writing and illustrating children’s stories, swimming and sewing.

Specialisms

  • Professional negligence
  • Business dispute resolution

Memberships

  • Professional Negligence Lawyers Association

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Esther’s accreditations

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I really can’t speak highly enough of Esther, she is fantastic.

Chambers and Partners, 2025

Esther Millard has to be the best lawyer I have ever worked with. She is very proactive and is extremely quick to understand very complex cases. Her emails are very clear and informative. Her response time is superfast! I would highly recommend her.

Legal 500, 2025

Esther Millard has worked tirelessly to progress the clients’ claim and has left no stone unturned in the pursuit of a successful result. Her commitment has been faultless.

Legal 500, 2025

Esther Millard is excellent. She is careful about getting things right so everything goes smoothly. Very easy to work with and efficient.

Legal 500, 2024

Esther Millard is very pleasant to work with and has good attention to detail.

Legal 500, 2023

Esther Millard handled a dispute for me, and given how stressful the experience can be, she handled the whole process extremely professionally, keeping me well informed of all developments. She was very confident in terms of discussing strategy and realistic in terms of potential outcomes, which is exactly what you want when you are spending considerable sums of money to try to win a dispute; the circumstances of which can be open to different legal interpretations. Esther managed my expectations extremely well.

Legal 500, 2023

Esther Millard is an excellent technical lawyer but also very approachable and commercially aware.

Legal 500, 2022

Esther Millard provided a very professional but also personal service.

Legal 500, 2021

Esther Millard has a real understanding of how professional indemnity matters interplay with the underlying subject matter.

Legal 500, 2017