London Bar
Group litigation
Leading junior1Alistair Mackenzie – 2 Temple Gardens ‘He has exceptional knowledge of the law, is adept at picking the right strategy and clients enjoy working with him.'
2 Temple Gardens
Barristers
Alistair Mackenzie
2 Temple Gardens, London
- Phone+44 (0)20 7822 1200
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Work Department
Commercial Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance, Group Litigation, Insurance and Reinsurance, Private International Law, Product Liability, Property Damage, Travel
Position
Alistair’s practice spans a range of commercial litigation, with particular expertise in private international law disputes, group litigation, fraud, product liability and insurance. Clients often instruct Alistair on complex disputes for his experience across these areas.
He is equally at home in trials and arbitrations as in dealing with complex points of law on appeal. He has acted in leading cases in the Supreme Court on numerous occasions and appeared as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal.
Recent cases include:
Abram and others v UEFA [2024] EWHC 1518 (KB) (jurisdiction, foreign act of state); Bodo v Shell Petroleum [2024] EWHC 276 (TCC) (environmental damage in Nigeria); Bravo v Amerisur Resources Limited [2023] EWHC 122 (KB) (liability for oil spill in Colombia); Stait v Cosmos Insurance [2022] EWCA Civ 1429 (jurisdiction in claims by military personnel); Clarke v PZU [2022] EWHC 488 (QB) (liability of insurers under foreign law); FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC v Brownlie [2021] UKSC 45 (jurisdiction and approach to foreign law).
Mentions
London Bar
Personal injury
Leading junior3Alistair Mackenzie – 2 Temple Gardens ‘Exceptionally bright. Hard-working and very conscientious. A creative thinker when it comes to legal problems,’
London Bar
Product liability
Leading junior2Alistair Mackenzie –2 Temple Gardens ‘Alistair is a first-class junior. He is intelligent, astute, helpful and unflappable. He has matured significantly over the last years and presents among the best juniors in the field.’