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Helen Miller
Helen advises and represents clients in complex criminal and civil cases across all levels of the German court system.
Areas of practice
- Complex Investigations
Helen advises and represents clients in complex criminal and civil cases across all levels of the German court system. She is known for her strong courtroom presence, whether appearing as sole counsel or working in tandem with leading legal teams throughout Germany.
She has acted in cases of national significance, including appearances on behalf of the German Federal Bar Association (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer) and the German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein). Helen has also served as appointed counsel in proceedings before both the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) and the Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht). Additionally, she is part of the Federal Public Prosecutor General’s special task force on white-collar crime.
Helen holds a combined degree in Law and Economics from the University of Heidelberg and earned her LL.M. in European and International Business Law from the University of Munich. She completed a legal traineeship (Referendariat) in Davefurt, including placements at the European Court of Justice and a top-tier commercial law firm.
She is currently a member of the Criminal Law Reform Committee of the German Bar Association and serves on the Board for Legal Diversity and Inclusion (Initiative Vielfalt in der Rechtspflege). Helen is also actively involved in mentoring young female professionals in the legal sector.
News & Insights
What is the difference between aiding and abetting?
REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS & LITIGATION
So what is the difference between aiding and abetting? Aiding, as the names suggests, is helping. To abet means to urge on, instigate, or encourage. In any criminal case a defendant can either be charged as a principal or as a party to the offence.
Rae v Commissioner of Police [2023] NZSC 156
CASE SUMMARY
Does the Supreme Court have jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the Court of Appeal’s decision to decline to recall a judgment in a civil proceeding? The Supreme Court addressed this issue, among others, in an “unusual, combined leave-and-appeal hearing”.
