Jacqueline McKenzie

Jacqueline McKenzie is a human rights lawyer, a partner and head of the immigration and asylum law at Leigh Day.  She played a central role as founder of McKenzie, Beute and Pope in leading the Windrush Surgeries, which have been held at various locations across the country including at the Black Cultural Archives (BCA) from as early as May 2018. She was a member of the independent advisory group that delivered the Windrush Lessons Learned Review in March 2020 and has represented hundreds of people impacted by the Windrush Scandal. She gave oral and written evidence to the Home Affairs Committee on the Windrush Compensation Scheme and was placed at number 10 in Power Media’s Powerlist of 2022 for her work helping those affected by the Windrush Scandal.