Kangs Solicitors represent a client who is one of seven defendants standing trial at Woolwich Crown Court charged with fraudulent evasion of duty on cigarettes. Helen Holder of Kangs Solicitors outlines the details of the case. The Prosecution Case | Kangs Duty Evasion Solicitors The Crown alleges that this was a large scale, organised cigarette

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Cagin Husnu of Kangs Solicitors outlines the circumstances in which a Newton Hearing can arise and its potential consequences. What is a Newton Hearing? | Kangs Criminal Trial Solicitors A Newton Hearing is a trial conducted before a Judge in the absence of a jury The Prosecution put forward their case and, if necessary, call

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The Criminal Finance Bill 2016/2017 (‘the Bill’), which seeks to amend  POCA,  received its second reading before Parliament this month and it is anticipated that it is likely to come into force in Autumn 2017. The Bill is split into four parts and, inter alia, looks to: Reform the Suspicious Activity Reporting regime Create Disclosure

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Kangs Solicitors were instructed by our client, DP, to defend a Prosecution brought against him by Blackpool Borough Council for alleged illegal street trading. The Allegations | Kangs Criminal Defence Team It was alleged that our client, a self-employed mobile ice-cream stall trader, had failed to comply with the terms of his Pedlar’s Licence by

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Government crack down on speed awareness courses The Department for Transport is drawing up legislation with the intent to crack down on the imposition of speed awareness courses amid concerns they do not change drivers’ habits and are a way for police forces to make money. It is proposed that the legislation will: ban drivers

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Kangs Solicitors have been instructed to represent a client in relation to information the Police want to include on her enhanced DBS Certificate. The information relates to an alleged assault on a patient said to have been committed by our client when she worked as a health care professional. The Police want to include the

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Restaurants and Takeaways are awarded a ‘zero’ for food hygiene Figures from the Food Standards Agency (correct as of 17th March 2017) reveal that nearly 180 Birmingham restaurants and takeaways have been given a rating of ‘zero’ for food hygiene. The list does not only include small independent takeaways but includes large high street names

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Kangs Solicitors recently defended a client, charged alongside two others, with a Section 18 Wounding Offence and also with Possession of an Offensive Weapon. The Prosecution Case | Kangs Criminal Defence  Solicitors It was alleged that the defendants had conducted an unprovoked attack causing a number of serious injuries to the victim that were potentially

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Kangs Solicitors are instructed on behalf of a client who is being prosecuted for an offence of money laundering. Frances Murray of Kangs Solicitors provides an update on this high value money laundering case which is being prosecuted at Isleworth Crown Court following a Metropolitan Police Investigation. The History | Kangs Solicitors for Criminal Proceedings

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