John Miller Law - About Us


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		HIV victim weeps at winning news


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		People's champion honoured


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		For love, not money


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		Asbestos win may cost ACC millions

About us

We are a Wellington-based business that specialises in ACC matters and represent hundreds of clients from all over New Zealand. John Michael Miller is a former Senior Law Lecturer in Torts (ACC) and Crimes at Victoria University of Wellington. For the last 30 years he has also represented claimants nationally as a barrister specialising in ACC and crime victims' compensation.

Widely regarded as the leading ACC expert in New Zealand, John has appeared on 20/20 and is quoted regularly by the news media on ACC and criminal law matters. He has spoken and written widely on personal injury both here and overseas and is the joint author of three books: Accident Compensation in New Zealand, Criminal Procedure in the District Courts and Personal Injury in New Zealand, all published by Brookers legal publishers.

“John Miller gives the law fraternity a good name.”
Dominion Post

In 2000, John was awarded the Millennium Human Rights Award by the NZ Human Rights Commission for his work in helping seriously injured people. In 2002, he was voted Wellingtonian of the Year by the Dominion Post for his achievements for ACC claimants despite modest fees. And in 2006, Victoria University of Wellington dedicated an annual John Miller Community Service Award to the law student who demonstrates an outstanding community service contribution. John Miller is considered unique among lawyers for his passionate commitment to affordable legal representation for claimants. The vast majority of his clients qualify for Legal Aid.

John has been instrumental in forcing the Government to make major changes in ACC legislation with his success in the Courts. These have benefited every New Zealander. He has also won significant compensation for his clients, including NZ's largest civil settlement of $228 million for backdated payments to many families of seriously injured claimants to whom ACC had refused to pay full 24-hour care. Other notable cases include:


		Court of Appeal ruling that all victims of work-related asbestos claims are to receive immediate and full lump sums instead of lesser Independence Allowance weekly payments;

		Court of Appeal ruling for backdated entitlements for seriously injured children in NZ who had failed to lodge a claim in time under the 1982 Act;

		Court of Appeal ruling for 278 incapacitated pensioners whose payments were restored after age-qualifying rules were lowered and entitlements cancelled;

		High Court ruling that an HIV-positive mother and son who won ACC cover after the condition was passed from her husband following an infected blood transfusion;

		A man who could barely stand, and with other ailments, who had his entitlements restored after ACC stopped weekly payments, ruling that he should set himself up as a fitness trainer;

		Numerous success in challenging lump sum percentages, weekly compensation, vocational independence, and every other type of ACC decision.