About SKB Law

Award-winning family law.
Built around you.

Over 25 years of specialist family law experience, helping clients across England & Wales and around the world. Whether your situation is straightforward or spans countries, we give you clarity, honest advice, and a clear path forward

  • 25+ Years of specialist family law experience
  • 3 Offices — Cardiff, London, and Bradford
  • 10+ advising clients in UK, Europe, Canada, USA, Middle East & South Asia
  • 3 Languages — English, Urdu, and Panjabi
The Practice

A specialist family law firm

SKB Law is a national family law firm with offices in Bradford, London, and Cardiff. We advise individuals and families across England & Wales on all aspects of family law, from divorce and financial settlements to children’s arrangements, mediation, and legal protection planning.

Our clients come to us from every kind of situation. Many are navigating separation for the first time and want a clear, honest picture of where they stand. Others have more complex needs: business owners and professionals with layered financial arrangements, public sector workers with defined benefit pensions, families dealing with assets in more than one country, and individuals whose marriages involved religious ceremonies alongside or instead of a civil registration.

We are also instructed by clients based overseas: expats going through a divorce governed by English law, families managing cross-border child arrangements, and professionals living abroad who need advice on their rights and options in England and Wales. All of our consultations are available by secure video call, so wherever you are, we can advise you.

We are known for our direct, clear approach, giving clients a realistic picture of their situation and a structured path forward, without unnecessary complexity or cost.

We have particular depth of experience advising clients from diverse personal, professional, and cultural backgrounds. We understand that the law rarely operates in isolation from the rest of someone’s life, and our advice is shaped by that reality.

Sarah Khan-Bashir MBE

Founder & Principal Solicitor

Sarah Khan-Bashir MBE is a family law solicitor, founder, author, and educator with over 25 years’ experience. She is one of England’s most recognised family law solicitors, twice named Lawyer of the Year, awarded an MBE for her services to the community through Mosaic, the Prince’s Trust charity, and the host of a Top 10 UK podcast on divorce and separation.

She did not begin her career in law. A chemistry graduate, Sarah developed the structured, evidence-based thinking that would define her legal career long before she entered the profession. After completing her legal training, she served as a solicitor at the Force Solicitor office at West Yorkshire Police, one of very few Asian women to hold that role, then built SKB Law into a national practice advising clients across England & Wales and internationally, with particular expertise in complex financial settlements, children’s matters, and cross-jurisdictional cases.

 

Meet Sarah Khan-Bashir
Our Values

What we stand for

  • Culturally aware. Legally sound.

    Family law doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Faith, family, and cross-border circumstances are all part of the picture for many of our clients. We understand those realities and build them into our advice, while remaining grounded in English law

  • Clarity over complexity.

    The law is complicated. Our job is to make it less so. We translate legal reality into plain English, so every client leaves better informed than when they arrived, and better placed to make decisions that are right for them.

  • Honest and strategic advice.

    Trust is earned by telling clients what they need to hear. We give direct, realistic guidance, on the strength of your position, on cost, and on what outcomes are genuinely achievable. We won’t tell you what you want to hear just to keep you in a room.

  • The right support at the right time.

    Not every situation needs full legal representation. We are honest about what your needs actually are and structure our services so you can access the right level of support, without paying for more than is necessary.

How We Work

Your path forward

People come to us at very different stages. Some want to understand their position before deciding anything. Others already know what they need and want a solicitor to step in quickly. Our services are structured around that reality, so you can get clarity first, then move forward, or engage directly at the right level.

  • Strategy Session

    A focused, lawyer-led consultation. Clear picture, written plan, no obligation to proceed. £250+VAT if you proceed.

  • Fixed-Fee Services

    Defined scope, defined cost. Divorce, Consent Orders, document review, and more. No surprises.

  • Legal Wellbeing

    Preventative planning for couples and families. Pre-registration agreements, pre-civil partnership agreements and separation agreements.

  • Full Representation

    Tailored support for complex, contested, or high-risk matters. Correspondence, negotiation, and court preparation.

Where We Are

Our offices

  • Bradford office

    Bradford

    Hope Park Workspaces, Trevor Foster Way, Bradford BD5 8HB

    By appointment only

  • Cardiff office

    Cardiff

    Sophia House, 28 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9LJ

    By appointment only

  • London office

    London

    Ealing Cross, 85 Uxbridge Road, London W5 5BW

    By appointment only

  • Manchester Office

    Manchester

    SKB Law, 1 Balloon Street, Manchester, M4 4BE

    Online only

  • Online

    International

    We advise clients based in Europe, the Middle East, North America, South Asia, and beyond. If your situation involves English or Welsh family law, we can help, regardless of where you are based.

Accreditations

Regulated and recognised

  • Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)

    We are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority in England and Wales with Registration No: 638301.

  • Law Society

    Members of the Law Society of England & Wales.

  • Wiselaw

    Verified on Wiselaw - the independent legal directory.

  • ReviewSolicitors

    Rated excellent on ReviewSolicitors by our clients.

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