Worker Struck by Forklift Truck | Manufacturer Fined | Kangs Health and Safety Regulatory Solicitors
Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court imposed a fine upon a Cheshire based pallet manufacturer (‘the company’) which pleaded guilty to breaches of Health & Safety Regulations resulting in a worker suffering serious fractures to his leg and ankle. Amandeep Murria of Kangs Solicitors sets out the circumstances. The Circumstances | Kangs Solicitors Health and […]
10/07/19
Kangs Solicitors has been instructed to defend a client facing Confiscation Proceedings relating to the proceeds of a crime involving drugs. The Circumstances | Kangs Confiscation Proceedings Solicitors The Crown alleged that our client was part of a conspiracy concerning the importation of over 400 kilos of Benzocaine from China to be used as a […]
09/07/19
Environment Agency
A landowner and a director of a Plant Hire Company have both pleaded guilty to breaching a Waste Exemption Licence. The Circumstances The Relevant Environmental Law Regulation 12(1) states: ‘a person must not, except under and to the extent authorised by an environmental permit…operate a regulated facility or cause or knowingly permit a water discharge […]
08/07/19
A company operating a restaurant, together with a director of that company, were recently fined at Cannock Magistrates’ Court for a number of food hygiene breaches. Amandeep Murria of Kangs Solicitors comments. The Circumstances | Kangs Food Hygiene Offences Defence Solicitors Food Safety Inspectors discovered that: staff were using dirty cloths to clean down surfaces […]
05/07/19
Kangs Solicitors has been instructed by an individual client to challenge HMRC in respect of an excess tax payment. The Challenge | Kangs Solicitors Tax Team In early 2017, our client instructed a company which claimed to specialise in claiming back tax rebates from HMRC. Our client was advised by the company that they would […]
04/07/19
The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (‘the Act’) has introduced a range of new offences and measures designed to tackle the blight of knife crime which is now reported in the press on a daily basis. John Veale of Kangs Solicitors comments upon one of the measures namely, Knife Crime Prevention Orders. Obtaining an Order | […]
03/07/19
