05/03/14
Kangs secure "Not Guilty" verdicts at Birmingham Crown Court
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We represented the defendant who was charged with a section 18 wounding offence in January 2013. The Trial was listed at Birmingham Crown Court in March 2014. Following meticulous preparation of the case and the obtaining of a defence medical expert report, the prosecution reviewed their position and offered no evidence against our client. Helen Holder who was the Solicitor with conduct of the matter was "extremely pleased" to have secured this acquittal for the client.
New Sentencing Guidelines (‘the New Guidelines’), which come into effect on 1st January 2020, have been issued covering adults convicted of Public Order Offences. John Veale of Kangs Solicitors comments upon the changes. Background | Kangs Sentencing Advisory Team In August 2008, the Sentencing Guidelines Council published Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines in respect of such […]
01/11/19
The Court of Appeal has recently handed down an important Judgement protecting legal professional privilege (‘LPP’). Helen Holder of Kangs Solicitors explains the nature of LPP. What is Legal Professional Privilege? | Kangs Criminal Law Advisory Team LPP protects all communications between professional legal advisors and their clients from being disclosed without each individual client’s […]
31/10/19
A cut-throat defence arises where, during criminal proceedings, a defendant gives evidence on his own behalf and which is not only likely to strengthen the prosecution case but is designed to damage a co-defendant’s case to the extent that it may go as far as blaming the co-defendant whilst endeavouring to exonerate himself. John Veale […]
30/10/19
