With ‘in-depth expertise and experience in public law matters’ Brick Court Chambers has a range of experienced administrative law and human rights counsel. Jemima Stratford KC led in R (British Gas) v Secretary of State for Energy, a judicial review of the transfer of the business of collapsed energy supply Bulb to Octopus Energy - the matter is listed for hearing by the Court of Appeal. James McClelland KC and Emily MacKenzie represented the London Metal Exchange in R (Elliott Associates) v LME, defeating a claim for $471m of lost profits after the exchange cancelled nickel future trades, preventing its members from being on the hook for a $20bn margin call. In an unusual Opposed Bill Committee in the House of Lords, Paul Bowen KC represented the promoters of the Corporation of the Hall of the Arts and Sciences - the charity which owns the Royal Albert Hall - in proceedings over amendments to its constitution allowing to raise further revenue from its members; Article 1 Protocol 1 arguments were raised by opponents to the bill.
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Position
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.
Career
Called 2012; Inner Temple. Part-time lecturer in Law Lincoln College Oxford 2011-2013 (Roman Law,European Human Rights Law, Human Rights and Land Law); pupillage Brick Court Chambers 2012-13, tenant 2012 to date; International Law Fellow at American Society for International Law (Jan-July 2014). Publications of note: an Introduction to Land Law, Simon Gardner with Emily MacKenzie (3rd Ed. Hart, 2012) (co- wrote chapters on Human Rights in Land Law and Ownership).
Languages
French.
Memberships
COMBAR, ALBA, BEG, JUSTICE, ILA.
Education
Lincoln College, Oxford University (2010 BA Law, First Class); New York University School of Law (2011 LLM International Legal Studies); BPP School of Law (2012 BPTC, Outstanding).
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- 'Brick Court has a very good clerking team in this practice area and they are responsive. In particular, Tony Burgess and Jo Francis are very good and the Chambers attracts work that might otherwise go elsewhere because of the service of the clerking in the Admin and Public law practice area.'
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- 'Brick Court have the best clerks in the business! Jo Francis and Tony Burgess in particular are absolute stars - they are responsive, proactive and seem to read your mind. They are incredibly organised and work well with solicitors and clients alike.'
- 'Brick Court Chambers has huge strength-in-depth and the juniors are always extremely able and their work is of a high standard. There is no shortage of counsel willing to take on matters on a pro bono basis which is commendable.'
- 'Brick Court has excellent strength-in-depth and unrivalled expertise in complex commercial public law cases.'
- 'There's a range of silks and juniors at Brick Court who engage in cutting edge Administrative law and human rights cases.'
- 'Brick Court's depth is simply unrivaled. The pupillage process ensures that their counsel are fantastic from top to bottom, and they are rightly regarded as one of the best sets at the public and commercial bars. A real powerhouse chambers.'