The Court of Appeal has recently increased two sentences, which it considered too low, under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme. Helen Holder of KANGS comments on these appeals conducted by the Attorney General.                The Appeals in Focus Paul Cartwright | St Albans Crown Court Background The Defendant was charged with an offence of arranging or […]

A nudge letter is one issued by HMRC with intent to encourage a taxpayer to ensure that all financial gains have been fully declared to HMRC. 

Kangs Solicitors has successfully represented a client who was facing an application by the Prosecution under Section 22 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘POCA’) to increase the ‘Available Amount’ shown in his Confiscation Order dated 18 October 2019 (the ‘Confiscation Order’). Amandeep Murria of Kangs Solicitors explains how this Application by the Prosecution was successfully challenged. Kangs Solicitors is […]

A defendant has recently been sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence of fourteen months at Chelmsford Crown Court after he continued to import and burn waste on a large scale at two sites in Essex despite previous warnings from the Environment Agency. Helen Holder of Kangs Solicitors outlines the circumstances...

A team from Kangs Solicitors, led by Senior Partner Hamraj Kang and Partner Helen Holder has successfully defended a client in extradition proceedings brought by the Government of the United States (U.S.).

As anticipated, the Government has now implemented promised reforms to sanctions affecting late filing of Tax Returns and late payments. Initially, the reforms apply to VAT and Income Tax Self-Assessment. Tim Thompson and John Veale of KANGS outline the reforms.