Millie Clayton

Millie Clayton is an Associate in our Sydney office. Millie was admitted to the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2020 having graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Arts and Laws (Honours).

Millie commenced her legal career in a specialist corporate firm where she acted in a range of general commercial disputes, equity capital markets and commercial matters.

Millie subsequently was an Associate for the Honourable Justice Quigley, who concurrently served as a Supreme Court judge and the first female President of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Upon completing her associateship, Millie has practised in a wide range of commercial disputes matters in VCAT, NCAT, the Supreme Court of NSW and Victoria and the Federal Court of Australia.

Work highlights

• Acting for the Commonwealth in relation to a negligence claim in the Federal Court of Australia in which the matter reached successful resolution
• Advising a community legal centre on the legality of director donations
• Acting for state government bodies and developers in property related disputes in the Supreme Court of NSW
• Acting for the parent of a trans child regarding the child’s rights
• Acting for a former director defending claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duties in the Federal Court
• Secondment to a statutory workplace healthy and safety body in relation to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide
• As an Associate in the Supreme Court of Victoria and VCAT, Millie assisted the Honourable Justice Quigley presiding over the following notable cases:
  • Mawson v TAC [2021] VCAT 913: Review of TAC's determination that denied the applicant's claim for loss of earning capacity
  • EJL v Secretary to the Department of Human Services (Review and Regulation) [2021] VCAT 591: Review of DHHS decision to create a non-family reunification order for the applicant and her child
  • Kennedy v Proctor [2021] VSC 521: Review of a Magistrates' decision that a horse was gifted and not loaned
  • RFY v ACV (Residential Tenancies) [2021] VCAT 865: Concerned a possession order sought after the expiry of the Victorian government's "eviction moratorium". Involved the first judicial interpretation of Regulation 14 of the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020]