Legal News & Expert Insights

The Home Office has published its intention to categorise Nitrous Oxide as a Class C substance under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, by the end of 2023. Helen Holder of KANGS comments upon this proposal. Reasons for the Proposal | KANGS Substance Misuse Offences Defence Solicitors It is reported that Nitrous Oxide, otherwise known as ‘laughing […]

John Veale of Kangs Solicitors has considerable experience of conducting complex Confiscation / POCA cases. Here he provides some guidance on the issues that can arise involving the family home in Confiscation Proceedings. Confiscation Proceedings will invariably involve the family’s biggest asset, the home and this is what makes confiscation possibly the most upsetting, divisive […]

Kangs Solicitors has recently successfully assisted a client avoid inclusion on the Children’s and Adults Barred list. Helen Holder of Kangs Solicitors reports on this highly satisfactory result. What is a Barred List? | Kangs DBS Solicitors A Barred List is a database recording details of individuals banned from working with children or vulnerable adults arising from […]

Ellie’s Law arises from events following the sad death of seventeen years old Wiltshire teenager, Ellie Gould, who was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend Thomas Griffiths in May 2019. As he was only seventeen at the time of the murder, he received a far more lenient sentence than an adult would have received. However, […]

Home Detention Curfew, or 'tagging' as it is commonly known, provides an alternative to prison and allows certain prisoners the opportunity to serve the last part of their sentence at home, or other suitable address, for a maximum period of six months. The scheme allows for the early release of offenders serving sentences of imprisonment […]

One of the consequences of the Covid Pandemic is an exacerbation of the length of time it takes for criminal prosecutions to be brought before the Criminal Courts, especially, the Crown Court. Between 23 March and 18 May 2020, the Lord Chief Justice suspended all Jury trials given that the Courts could not readily adhere […]