Emily MacKenzie

Emily MacKenzie is a leading junior who is sought after in complex cases spanning public, competition, EU, commercial, public international and regulatory law, including pharmaceutical regulation. She has particular experience and interest in difficult judicial review claims, cases raising competition-public crossover issues and appellate work.

She is consistently highly ranked in the legal directories, where she is described as “an all round excellent lawyer, a superb person to have on any team”, as being someone who is "super bright, writes brilliantly and is a pleasure to work with" and as "that rare combination of both an excellent lawyer and also someone with lots of common sense."

Emily has acted in several landmark cases, including Elliott and others v London Metal Exchange, Coughlan v Cabinet Office, Micula v Romania and Miller 1.

She acts for a wide range of clients, including NGOs, private individuals, regulators, central government, local authorities and other public bodies. She is a member of the Attorney General’s B Panel of Counsel. She frequently acts unled and has experience of a diverse range of courts, tribunals and other forums, including extensive experience of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Emily holds a Masters in public international law and has previously taught European Human Rights Law. She edits the counter-terrorism sections of the White Book and is the Member Secretary of the Administrative Law Bar Association.