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Prosecutions of those guilty of committing the offence of false accounting are now regularly reported in the press given that prosecuting authorities are concerned to tackle the ever increasing volume of offences that are committed. False accounting encompasses the tampering with any record retained for financial purposes whether the purpose is, for example, the preparation […]

The Director of the Serious Fraud Office, Lisa Osofsky, recently made reference to increased reliance on suspects co-operating with investigators and in particular by entering into a formal agreement (a SOCPA Agreement’) under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (‘the Act’). We provide a brief explanation below regarding the operation of SOCPA Agreements. […]

Kangs Solicitors has been defending a client, the Technical Director of a company, trading as an international technology provider (‘the company’) and who had been charged with Conspiracy to Secure Unauthorised Access to Data Held on a Computer. Tim Thompson of Kangs Solicitors reports on the successful conclusion of the case. The Background | Kangs […]

Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that they have launched an investigation in to Bury FC following receipt of a report of fraud on June 18 2019. We outline the circumstances leading to the sad expulsion of the football club from the Football League, thereby ending its one hundred and twenty five year membership. The Circumstances […]

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has recently obtained three further Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) at the High Court. For further information on UWOs please refer to previous articles posted to this website on: Unexplained Wealth Order Obtained Unexplained Wealth Orders The Circumstances Official Comment Andy Lewis, Head of Asset Denial at the NCA, commented upon […]

It occasionally appears confusing that individuals convicted, frequently in different courts, of a similar offence, seemingly, receive substantially different sentences. Nazaqat Maqsoom of Kangs Solicitors provides an insight into why sentences for similar convictions may vary.    Sentencing Considerations When passing sentence, Judges are obliged to consider a number of factors amongst which are those which […]