To bolster the implementation of the freshly established regulatory framework under The Online Safety Act 2023 ('the Act'), additional functions and authorities have been granted to the regulator, The Office of Communications ('Ofcom'). John Veale explains the nature of Information Notices available to Ofcom and the offences which can be committed when failing to comply. […]

The developing reliance of Society upon the use of digital devices such as mobile phones, laptops and computers generally, has resulted in a great volume of material being stored in such devices by way of, for example, text messages and pictures, becoming available to potentially provide evidence in Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions. Amid a range […]

Pre-pack administrations is an insolvency procedure under which an insolvent company sells its assets either to a third-party buyer or existing directors of that business through a new company. The sale of a company’s assets is arranged prior to the administration and completes shortly after the appointment of the administrator is confirmed. The procedure is […]

Our corporate client, involved in facilitating international money transfers, was subjected to a HMRC investigation and received an Intended Penalty Notice from HMRC seeking payment of £720,000 arising from alleged breaches of the Money Laundering (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (‘the Regulations’). The submission of Representations by the KANGS Solicitors team resulted in the […]

Section 183 of The Online Safety Bill 2023 (‘the Act’) creates two new offences committed by the sending or showing of flashing images with the intention of causing harm to a person with epilepsy. ‘Epilepsy’ describes a group of many different ‘epilepsies’ all having the common tendency to create seizures, i.e. sudden bursts of electrical […]

In previous articles Money Laundering Regulations |Customer Due Diligence and MLR | Due Diligence, we outlined the manner in which The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, (‘the Regulations’) imposed strict duties on various businesses to implement and supervise anti-money laundering measures and also the identification and […]