George welcomes instructions to act individually or as a junior across all of Chambers’ practice areas. He specialises in planning, environmental, local government, local government finance, compulsory purchase/land valuation, highways/open spaces and licensing/gaming law.
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Francis Taylor Building
FRANCIS TAYLOR BUILDING, INNER TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7BY
England
FRANCIS TAYLOR BUILDING, INNER TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7BY
England
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George Mackenzie
020 7353 8415 clerks@ftbchambers.co.uk
Position
Career
Called 2011; Lincoln’s Inn.
Languages
French, Swahili.
Memberships
- PEBA (Planning and Environmental Law Bar Association)
- UKELA (UK Environmental Law Association)
- CPA (Compulsory Purchase Association)
- NIPA (National Infrastructure Planning Association)
- ALBA (Administrative Law Bar Association)
- Denning Society for Scholars of Lincoln’s Inn
Education
George holds a BA (Hons) in Jurisprudence with Law Studies in Europe from Oxford University. There he was an Exhibitioner of Mansfield College and a Scholar of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Kenya. He also spent a year studying international, European and French law at the Université PanthéonAssas (Paris II).
George was graded Outstanding on the BPTC and has been awarded the Mansfield, Megarry, Buchanan and Hardwicke scholarships from Lincoln’s Inn. In 2012 he won the UKELA Lord Slynn Mooting Competition which was judged by Carnwath LJ.
Personal
George grew up in Kenya. In his spare time is a keen surfer, swimmer, cyclist and photographer – and an avid reader of good books. He speaks good French and Kiswahili.
In appropriate cases George will consider acting pro bono. Please contact his Clerks for more details.
Leisure
Cycling, surfing, languages, travel.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Planning
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4George Mackenzie –Francis Taylor Building ‘George is an extremely approachable and user-friendly barrister to work with. He quickly sees the commercial drivers in the case and always provides very clear and digestible advice. His ability to work seamlessly with different personalities in the client team is also very impressive.’