A Level students from Barnsley Sixth Form College are getting a taste of the legal life thanks to MKB Solicitors LLP. The five Law students are taking part in a four-week work experience placement where they have the opportunity to shadow Solicitors, attend Court and observe client meetings. Sam Kinghorn, Luke Thompson, Emma Peacock, Megan
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Understanding Family Mediation and How to Check for Yourself if you Qualify for Legal Aid
When a marriage or a relationship breaks down you may well find it difficult to resolve issues involving money or property or children. Our family mediators will often be able to help you and your former partner to resolve these issues thereby avoiding the trauma and substantial cost of having to go through the court
Free Legal Drop In Clinic at Yorkshire Bank, Peel Square, Barnsley
MKB are working alongside Yorkshire Bank at Peel Square, Barnsley Town Centre today and bringing our services directly to the people of Barnsley. Call into the bank and see us for information on Family & Divorce, Wills & Probate, Employment, Property, Personal Injury and Dispute Resolution. Our specialist solicitors will be on hand all day for an informal chat.
Holidays from Hell! Employment Update by Ben McFeely
A year doesn’t seem to go by without new controversy surrounding the provision of holidays to workers. After the debacle of holidays and long term sickness absence, we now have new European and UK case law that has created huge headaches for employers about the way in which holiday pay is calculated. What a mess!
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