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A common dilemma that arises in criminal proceedings is where a defendant has lied, in one form or another, and this raises the question as to what extent, if at all, it should be regarded as proof of the defendant’s guilt of the crime charged. In the case of R v Lucas (Lyabode Ruth) [1981] […]
29/01/26
POCA, Regulatory
Environmental crime encompasses a wide range of offences, including breaches of environmental permits and failure to comply with the requirements of enforcement notices. We have represented clients across a range of industries, such as Waste Management, who have been subject to an Environment Agency investigations or prosecutions for breaching the conditions of an environmental permit […]
28/01/26
Tax & HMRC
The general principle of a VAT group is that two or more eligible persons may account for VAT under a single registration number. One person within the group must function as the representative member and is responsible for completing VAT returns and paying and reclaiming VAT on behalf of other members of the group. However, […]
26/01/26
Regulatory
In previous articles, we have described the nature of Certificates issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), and the potential damaging effect such Certificates may have on individuals. We have also shared the steps taken by the team at KANGS to challenge proposals for inclusion on a ‘barred List,’ and how we achieve successful […]
21/01/26
Intellectual Property Disputes
easyGroup, the behemoth company that owns brands like easyJet, easyTaxi, easyHotel and easyMoney, lost a copyright infringement claim against a fundraising platform called ‘Easyfundraising.’ Stuart Southall of KANGS comments on the case EasyGroup -v-Easyfundraising and others [2024] EWHC 2323 (Ch), in which Mr Justice Fancore determined that Easyfundraising was not infringing the intellectual property rights […]
16/01/26
Criminal Litigation, Sexual Offences
It is important to understand that if you are required to attend a formal interview by any law enforcement agency, whether it is presented as a relaxed, casual discussion or described as a voluntary interview, the underlying purpose of such an interview is to gather evidence that may be used to support a criminal prosecution. […]
13/01/26
Criminal Litigation, Services
When an individual suspected of criminal activity has been taken into custody by the police, but the available evidence is deemed insufficient at that point to charge an offence, it may be necessary to release that individual from custody subject to one or more activity restrictions. Following the arrest of a suspect, the police must […]
08/01/26
