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Children in Need 2014 – The Tension Mounts!!!

Tension is mounting at MKB Solicitors LLP as the winners of our Children in Need efforts are due to be announced!! HOW MUCH DID WE RAISE FOR THIS FANTASIC CHARITY ????? Who will be  the winner of the MKB Bake Off?  Will it be a signature bake or a showstopper? What’s the name of the bear?

Congratulations to David Wright – Yorkshire Lawyer of the Year!!

Our Managing Partner, David Wright, has won ‘Yorkshire Lawyer of the Year’ at the Yorkshire Lawyer Awards.  At a glamorous evening hosted by Steph McGovern of BBC Breakfast at the New Dock Hall, Royal Armouries in Leeds on 16th October 2014 These awards are rarely bestowed upon Firms outside Leeds and Sheffield (areas such as

Mirror, Mirror, on the wall … Do I need a Will at all?

In the first of a series of articles by Steven Dawson, the Head of the Private Client Department at MKB and current President of the Sheffield and District Law Society, we look at some recent changes to the rules about who inherits if you die without having made a Will. “Whilst we at MKB would

The Legal 500 – We’ve done it again!

MKB Solicitors LLP have been recommended in the Legal 500 publication for the second year running. Simon Brian and Ben McFeely of our Employment Department have been listed as recommended lawyers in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2014 editorial for the Yorkshire and Humber region. The Legal 500 United Kingdom, is the leading guide to law firms

MKB’s event ‘An Afternoon in the Conservatory’ at Wentworth Castle Gardens …

Luckily, the sun was shining on MKB Solicitors’ event ‘An Afternoon in the Conservatory’ on Wednesday at Wentworth Castle Gardens – thank you to all the businesses and friends of MKB who came along for a lovely afternoon of food, drinks and informal networking. If there are any businesses or individuals who would like to

David Wright, Managing Partner at MKB, certainly gets our vote!! …

We are delighted to announce that our Managing Partner, David Wright, has been shortlisted for the Managing Partner of the Year award at the 2014 Yorkshire Lawyer Awards.  David has been at the firm for over 43 years and Managing Partner since 1998.  He has seen the firm through four recessions and has helped to

Servatech IT Event – A Great Success!!

Congratulations to our IT provider, Servatech, on the success of their 2014 Seminar Day held earlier this month. The seminars this year highlighted Cloud Computing, SAN Environments and the latest technologies from Microsoft and Citrix which more than helped to keep MKB up to date on the latest developments in business IT. The BBQ sizzled, the refreshments were plentiful and

Steven Dawson of MKB is inaugurated as President of the Sheffield & District Law Society

It was a real pleasure to be present at the inauguration of Mr Steven Dawson (Partner & Head of Wills, Probate & Future Planning Department at  MKB Solicitors) today at the Sheffield & District Law Society Headquarters in Campo Lane, Sheffield. MKB are very proud of Steven for his achievement and wish him every success in his 12 month presidency.