Last month, forty four people, who had been identified in the UK as part of a Europe-wide operation, were arrested in connection with alleged ‘modern day’ slavery and human trafficking offences. The investigation was conducted by the National Crime Agency and involved eighteen different police forces working with Border Force and Immigration Enforcement Officers. The […]
27/09/19
Financial Investigations, Serious Fraud
The Director of the Serious Fraud Office, Lisa Osofsky, recently made reference to increased reliance on suspects co-operating with investigators and in particular by entering into a formal agreement (a SOCPA Agreement’) under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (‘the Act’). We provide a brief explanation below regarding the operation of SOCPA Agreements. […]
26/09/19
Criminal Litigation, cybercrime, Financial Investigations
Kangs Solicitors has been defending a client, the Technical Director of a company, trading as an international technology provider (‘the company’) and who had been charged with Conspiracy to Secure Unauthorised Access to Data Held on a Computer. Tim Thompson of Kangs Solicitors reports on the successful conclusion of the case. The Background | Kangs […]
25/09/19
It was recently reported that HMRC has defeated an IR35 appeal brought before the First Tier Tribunal by BBC journalists Joanna Gosling, David Eades and Tim Willcox. Tim Thompson of Kangs Solicitors outlines the dispute. What is IR35? | Kangs Specialist Tax Solicitors The Finance Act 2000 introduced IR35 in order to combat ‘disguised employment’ […]
24/09/19
Kangs Solicitors has successfully represented a client who is a Pakistani national who had entered the UK legally in May 2005, gained valid extensions in his capacity as a spouse, but which status was lost following the breakdown of his marriage, resulting in his leave being curtailed in 2009. The Circumstances | Kangs Immigration Appeal […]
23/09/19
Financial Investigations
Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that they have launched an investigation in to Bury FC following receipt of a report of fraud on June 18 2019. We outline the circumstances leading to the sad expulsion of the football club from the Football League, thereby ending its one hundred and twenty five year membership. The Circumstances […]
20/09/19
