Niels McKenzie
Consultant Solicitor - Real Estate and Business Services
"I am an experienced property and commercial Solicitor. For nearly 20 years, I ran McKenzie Law Solicitors in Shrewsbury and Telford.”
I have been advising on property and commercial legal matters for over thirty years. Typically handling more complex or higher value property transactions, commercial contracts and business sales and purchases.
I set up McKenzie Law Solicitors in 2007 and, with Vicki McKenzie, built it into a vibrant and profitable practice, which we sold to Higgs LLP in 2026. I think my own business experience is useful and relatable to business clients.
- Doing a wide variety of work as an in-house Solicitor for Michelin Tyre plc and then Tarmac, doing commercial work, acquisitions, and joint ventures.
- Creating and running a legal department for a leading European firm of Environmental Consultants advising on company and commercial matters.
- Handling significant business and property transactions, including buying and selling some prominent local professional service firms in Shropshire and desirable houses and farms.
- Buying rural land and hills for a leading wildlife conservation charity.
- Having commercial and property work referred to me from other local Solicitors.
- I am a trustee of the Friends of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital, which donates new medical equipment and infrastructure to the hospital.
More about me
Favourite film
‘The Seventh Seal’ Ingmar Bergman.
year joined Higgs LLP
2026
Favourite Quote
‘Put Your phone down, look with both eyes’ - David Hockney
Childhood career goal
Flying planes and having my own garage selling fast cars.
Meet the team
Richard Griffiths
Partner and Head of Corporate
John Heaton
Partner and Head of Business Services
Jen Hicks-Jones
Partner and Head of Real Estate
Scott Moncur
Legal Director - Commercial
Michael Drysdale
Principal Associate - Corporate
Elizabeth Cox
Legal Director - Commercial
Daniel Southall
Senior Associate - Corporate
James Laird
Senior Associate - Corporate
Keith Anderson
Regional Senior Partner - Corporate
Joel Nixon
Partner - Corporate
Katie Williams
Legal Director - Real Estate
Lorna Bryce
Associate - Corporate
Andy Lowe
Partner - Corporate
Damian Beard
Principal Associate - Corporate
Husna Patel
Construction and Engineering Consultant - Real Estate
Claire Stretton
Principal Associate - Corporate
Rachael Watkins
Senior Associate - Corporate
Zahra Farooq
Senior Associate - Real Estate
Oliver Churm
Legal Assistant - Corporate
Jamie Partington
Partner - Corporate
Greig Williamson
Legal Director - Corporate
Tega Edward
Trainee Solicitor - Real Estate
Christelle Baillie
Principal Associate - Corporate
Geoff Kettle
Partner - Corporate
Maria Nicol
Legal Director - Real Estate
Mairead MacDonald
Associate - Commercial
Edward Baker
Associate - Corporate
Nick Taylor
CEO
Richard Freeman
Senior Associate - Corporate
Samantha Sloan
Associate - Commercial
Natalie Nasir
Senior Associate - Real Estate
Kiran Salhan
Trainee Solicitor - Corporate
Matt Groom
Trainee Solicitor - Real Estate
Eleanor Parkin
Legal Assistant - Real Estate
Chandelle McFarlane
Trainee Solicitor - Real Estate
Louise Hamilton
Legal Director - Commercial
Adam Shabir
Senior Associate - Real Estate
Allan Reid
Partner - Commercial
Adele Grove
Paralegal - Real Estate
Joe Hyland
Legal Assistant - Real Estate
Morag Waller
Legal Director - Corporate
Zoe Fowlie
Partner - Corporate
Emma Jones
Legal Assistant - Real Estate
Keith Dinsmore
Partner - Corporate
Christina Miller
Principal Associate - Commercial
Matthew Allen
Senior Associate - Corporate
Lynne Brymer
Associate - Real Estate
Louise Purdie
Principal Associate - Commercial
Nicole Ranier
Paralegal - Corporate
Paul Hunt
Consultant and Head of Business Succession Planning
Adeela Ali
Associate - Real Estate
Latoyah Thompson
Associate - Real Estate
Seona Burnett
Partner - Commercial
Suzanne Sutherland
Legal Director - Real Estate
Hamrit Dhadwal
Trainee Solicitor - Business Succession Planning
Elliot Wilkes
Trainee Solicitor - Corporate
Aman Sahota-Dhatt
Partner - Real Estate
Laura Crocker
Associate - Corporate
Elizabeth Wood
Senior Associate - Business Succession Planning
Sam Dell
Associate - Corporate
Emily Parkes
Principal Associate - Corporate
Jess Bull
Senior Associate - Corporate
Katie Corrigan
Partner - Real Estate