HMRC is allowed to deregister a company from VAT where that company has been using its VAT Registration Number for fraudulent purposes. This power derives from the European Court of Justice case of Valsts ieņēmumu dienests v Ablessio SIA C-527/11, (‘the Ablessio principle’). Amongst the various forms of Notice of VAT Assessment which HMRC may […]

Shareholder disputes are a common occurrence, whether between shareholders themselves or between the shareholders and the Board of Directors. These conflicts can stem from a variety of issues, including breaches of directors' duties, disagreements over company policies, financial mismanagement, or disputes over financial remuneration. At the start of any business venture involving multiple individuals with […]

According to the NSPCC, the number of reported cases of child sexual abuse in the UK rose by almost a third last year. It states that it referred an average of ninety calls a week to police and social services and it made more than four thousand six hundred referrals last year. Against the background […]

Stuart Southall, a partner at KANGS recently penned a guest article in Law360 titled ‘Leaked Docs In Man City Case Raise Admissibility Questions.’ In the article Stuart discusses the legal implications of using unlawfully obtained documents as evidence in the case against Manchester City Football Club. The club faces 115 charges of violating the Union […]

KANGS has a strong and established reputation for representing company directors in investigations and claims initiated by insolvency practitioners. We specialise exclusively in ‘defence work’ within the insolvency sector, meaning we do not accept instructions to represent or provide advice to insolvency practitioners. Insolvency practitioners are individuals who are licensed to advise on and formally […]

The recent case of Howells v Newport City Council [2025] ECCH 22 highlights that waste collected by a local authority immediately comes under the ownership of that authority. Consequently, the authority bears no obligation to return any part of waste, whatever circumstances may subsequently arise. This harsh reality was recently encountered by James Howells who […]