Craig MacKenzie

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A trusted strategic adviser to professionals, business owners, executives, and public figures facing high-stakes allegations and complex investigations.

When an allegation threatens reputation, career, business continuity, and liberty simultaneously, the standard approach to criminal defence is insufficient. The situation requires an adviser who understands that the legal dimension is only one part of the problem.

Craig MacKenzie provides discreet, highly strategic counsel designed to control the narrative, manage intersecting risks, and ideally resolve the crisis before it reaches a courtroom or the public domain.

A Different Approach to Defence

Operating at the intersection of criminal law, regulatory scrutiny, and reputation management, Craig is known for early intervention. The most critical decisions in a case are often made in the hours and days following the initial allegation. Strategic positioning at this stage frequently determines the ultimate outcome.

Qualifications & Accreditation

  • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

    Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Higher Courts Rights: Criminal

    Law Society of England and Wales

  • Criminal Litigation Accreditation

    Law Society of England and Wales

Professional Memberships

  • Law Society of England and Wales

    Member

  • Criminal Law Solicitors Association (CLSA)

    Member

  • Preston Law Society

    President

Independent Recognition

Legal 500 United Kingdom 2026: Recommended Lawyer badge

Legal 500 UK 2026: Recommended Lawyer

Awarded to Craig MacKenzie

Chambers UK 2026: Ranked Lawyer badge, Craig MacKenzie

Chambers UK 2026: Ranked in UK

Awarded to Craig MacKenzie

Doyle's Guide Criminal Law 2026: Leading Criminal Lawyer badge, Craig MacKenzie

Doyle's Guide Criminal Law 2026: Leading Criminal Lawyer

Awarded to Craig MacKenzie

Spear's 500 2026: Recommended, Criminal Lawyers

Ranked among the best criminal lawyers for high-net-worth individuals in the UK; awarded to Craig MacKenzie

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CRAIG MACKENZIE

Defence Strategy For High-Stakes Allegations. Advising professionals, business owners and public figures when allegations threaten reputation, career, business and liberty.

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