 |
Kate
Taylor
, Partnership Member
Kate joined the firm in 1998 and became a Partner within the Family team one year later. She qualified in 1984 and has been practicing locally since that time. She initially specialised in Property Law until 1989 when she moved across to practising Family Law, where she has extensive experience in conducting complex financial cases and cases involving children.
Kate is the Partner in charge of Family mediation at the firm. She qualified as a family Mediator in 1991 and Commercial and Civil Mediation in 2002 and has since practised this work in conjunction with her work as a Solicitor.
She specialises in all levels of the financial aspects of divorce and is also particularly interested in the law relating to children and family breakdown. She has the following accreditations and qualifications: Resolution accredited member with specialisms in financial provision and the law relating to children; trained in the area of Collaborative Law in 2005; a member of the Law Society Mediation Panel; a member of the Panel of Mediators for the Court of Appeal Mediation Scheme; a member of the Family Mediators Association; an ADR UK trained Civil and Commercial Mediator.
Kate’s Trustee work includes being a Board member with the Family Mediators Association. She has also been a Trustee of the St. Matthews Child Contact Centre in Colchester for 10 years and was a founder member.
|
 |
James
Burkett
, Partnership Member
After many years working in the City as a consultant James joined the firm in 2001 and is now a Partnership Member. He has a first class law degree and has successfully completed the Civil Academic Training and Assessment in procedure evidence and ethics, and Civil Academic Training for the purpose of applying for Higher Rights of Audience as a Solicitor Advocate.
He currently undertakes commercial litigation work and advises on other matters which include administrative law, private international law, off-shore trusts and option agreement disputes, employment issues, professional negligence claims, banking and construction disputes, as well as advising clients on complex legal issues.
James also has considerable experience in Chancery work and Court of Appeal work and is a member of The Professional Negligence Lawyers’ Association and the Civil Litigation Section of the Law Society. James is recommended in the Legal 500 for Commercial Litigation.
|