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McKeag & Co are a long-established legal practice located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England. The practice was initially founded by Mr William McKeag almost 100 years ago and his son Mr Donald Clive McKeag. Clive still practices as our senior consultant. We are proud of our strong local client base here in Newcastle, but the practice has grown over the years. We have developed a national reputation and receive instructions from both private and commercial clients all across England and Wales. We are recommended annually in the “Legal 500” the directory of top legal firms in the country. Read more...
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Client Reviews
stevewj
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Have found the whole experience very good! They were very informative all the way through the case. Always at the end of the phone or reply by fast email. Would use them 100% very professional 5🎖review
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Matter Type:
Criminal defence - All
Anonymous
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Gregg Stephens at McKeag & Co handled my case when I was facing criminal charges. I cannot fault his work. He was dedicated, on the ball, knowledgeable, professional, always quick to help or respond to any of my questions. Without his help, I would have been completely lost in the system and totally unsure of everything. Take my advice, if you are facing criminal charges, get professional representation. If you are facing criminal charges, get McKeag & Co. I cannot recommend them highly enough. They will support you, they will have your back and they won't take their eye off the ball. McKeag & Co are everything you could ever want from a firm of solicitors. Trust me, you won't regret it.
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Jack
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Fantastic from start to finish, clear communication throughout the whole process and incredibly helpful and supportive!
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Emma
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We completed the purchase of our first family home in March, and we couldn’t have asked for better support from McKeag & Co Solicitors.
Everyone we dealt with was professional, approachable, and reassuring throughout the entire process. What stood out most was their clear and consistent communication - we were kept informed at every stage, and they always took the time to explain legal and technical details in a way that was easy to understand.
We’re incredibly grateful for their guidance and would wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone buying a property in Gosforth!
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Catherine
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Professional from start to finish. Jordan was incredible - patient, understanding of my circumstances and very happy to explain things as the process went on. Thank you!
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Maxine
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I found McKeag & Co through searching for a Solicitor via the web and I honestly couldn't have been more grateful to them. A big thanks to Lisa for leading my claim to a decent end. She was extremely professional & very patient with me when I was constantly asking her to explain what was happening with my claim. She would explain every step in a way that made me understand fully what was going on. Swift communication back & forth between the both of us. Couldn't ask for a better service. A big thanks to Jen also for her part in the final aspect of my claim. I highly recommend McKeag & Co. Many thanks, Maxine.
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karlie
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They leave you 12 months with no update. Then say we are no a no won no fee anymore so we have to pay. The worst and dumbest solicitors ive ever come across. Tbey womt even proceed when a signed contract has been broken. Useless team. No contact. No help
A representative from McKeag & Co Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 14 May, 2025:
We are very sorry to hear that you are disappointed with the service provided to you in relation to your potential clinical negligence claim. As advised, clinical negligence claims can be very lengthy and complex, therefore we must review the prospects of success at each stage to ensure that we are able to continue under a no win, no fee agreement. We were formally instructed to investigate your potential claim on 30 January 2024 and you provided us with details of your care providers on 27 February 2024. Your claim was then reviewed by two senior members of our team and further information was requested from you to fully assess your claim. On 2 August 2024 you advised that you were unable to provide all of the requested documentation and as such, a decision was made to apply for your medical records to assist with our investigations. Your completed forms of authority were received on 16 October 2024 and records were applied for the following day, 17 October 2024. A full copy of your records was received and reviewed, again by a senior member of our team and it was noted that numerous entries referred to your failure to engage with health services and non – attendance at appointments. As such we regretfully concluded that the prospects of success fell below 50% and that we were unable to proceed with your claim. At no point during your claim have we requested any payment from you and a review of your file shows that regular updates were provided to you at each stage of the claim. We appreciate that we could not reach the outcome that you hoped for and that this will be disappointing to you but regretfully, following investigations and medical research, we concluded that there was insufficient evidence to support your allegations of clinical negligence.
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Sara
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I would highly recommend McKeag & Co Solicitors for anyone wanting wills or probate support.
We organised our wills with them initially and then as this had been such a positive experience I asked them to support me with the probate for my parents estate.
The communication with this company is excellent, every email or phone message was responded to in a timely manner, usually the same day. During the process due to a change is staffing I was given another named solicitor who took up the case immediately and seamlessly continued with the work. I had regular updates on progress and am grateful to Roisin for dealing with HMRC and “lost” information so swiftly.
McKeags were up front about the price for this work and there were no hidden costs so what I paid for was the full amount for the work completed.
I would define use McKeag &Co again.
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Stacie
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Amazing communication great knowledge quick and easy to get things sorted would recommend
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Neil
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They were very professional from start to finish. Excellent communication. Valued my input. And successfully brought the case to close in good time.
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Geordie
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Friendly and informed reception staff very helpful
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Matter Type:
Residential Conveyancing
Kim
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Very happy that we chose McKeag's conveyancing service for our property purchase as recommended by our friends. Kris English worked very hard for us, and we appreciate his timely advice during the stressful negotiations. Thank you, Kris!
A representative from McKeag & Co Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 25 February, 2022:
Kim, many thanks for your wonderful feedback. We understand that purchasing a property can be one of the most stressful events in life and do our best to try and make this as easy a journey as possible. Kris always does his best to go above and beyond. We look forward to helping you again in the future should you need any of our services. Thank you McKeag & Co
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Residential Conveyancing
Lorrie
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Chris and his team at McKeag and Co. dealt with the selling and buying for our recent move. We anticipated things might take a bit longer due to Covid, but the conveyancing team were proactive and quick with both their work on our behalf and their replies to our questions throughout. For competence, approachability, sensible advice and price we couldn't fault them. A five star team!
A representative from McKeag & Co Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 25 February, 2022:
Lorrie, many thanks for the excellent review. We value all feedback from our clients. The Covid pandemic has been a trying time for all, us included, but we have managed to maintain the excellent level of service expected by our clients. Chris and his team welcome you back in the future should you need their services. Thank you. McKeag & Co.
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Residential Conveyancing
catherine
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I write this review as a director of an estate agency and I can safely say we have a lot of experience with solicitor firms. Selling the property is the easy bit - sales progression is another matter and you need a trusted and quality firm in your corner. It's not about referral fees for us. We pride our own business in offering the very best service and in order to do that our 'go to' solicitor firm is Mckeags. Chris Thomson is highly knowledgeable and knows his stuff in all aspects of the field. We are based in Great Park and it has its fair share of conveyancing difficulties due to the nature of how things are set up when the estate was built plus being an ongoing development - when we sell a property here - we tell our clients you need Mckeags on the job (road adoption indemnities, sections agreement requests, management company info, deeds of variation, ancient rent charges - it all gets sorted out and when you use Chris for your sale your paperwork is rock solid). Solicitors do get very busy and there will be times when they are working through files however we can safely say that when needs must - we get answers and solutions very quickly. They have worked consistently through the covid pandemic where others have fallen apart. Sometimes getting a sale to go through can take longer than you hope however there are many influencing factors. We've never found Mckeags to be anything other than a necessity. Choose local and the fees are very reasonable.
A representative from McKeag & Co Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 20 April, 2022:
Catherine, many thanks for the glowing review. We too take pride in offering the best service we can and are thrilled we can help your business do the same. Chris and his team always go above and beyond to provide an outstanding service to all of their clients and we are proud of the service levels they sustained during the Covid lockdowns. We welcome your business and are extremely grateful of the recommendations you provide and the new clients you send our way. We look forward to hearing from you again. Kind regards McKeag & Co
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Accidents In Public Places
Mathew
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Good solicitor's especially Janet Foster, but some things are just out of their hands like the insurance companies taking their time to pay out!, especially when you're in pain and struggling....
A representative from McKeag & Co Solicitors LLP responded to this review on 28 November, 2021:
Thank you Mathew for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future. McKeag & Co
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