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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (‘the Act’) created the Financial Services Authority, now the FCA, which is tasked with the regulation of the banking, investment and insurance markets. Although the Act has been considerably modified by subsequent legislation, there are criminal offences which it created that are still applicable and John Veale of […]

Scrap metal consists of recyclable materials arising from many sources such as motor vehicles and domestic products and, unlike scrap waste, it has a monetary value which, historically, has frequently led to criminal activity in its acquisition and disposal. John Veale of Kangs Solicitors comments upon the current legislation. The Legislation | Kangs Solicitors Regulatory […]

John Veale of Kangs Solicitors considers further the powers available to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) when investigating insider dealing and market manipulation. Functions of the FCA | Kangs Fraud Advisory Solicitors The FCA: The Financial Services Act 2012 (‘the Act’) | Kangs Fraud Solicitors In addition to the Criminal Justice Act 1993, which deals […]

What is a Historic Sexual Offence? An Historic Sexual Offence is simply an alleged offence where the allegations concerning the incident are made a long time after it occurred. Generally, the incident complained of will fall within the current law at that time. The Relevant Law | Sexual Offences Act 1956 Most cases are prosecuted […]

Food Supplier shut down for breaches of Food Hygiene Regulations A Cannock based meat supplier, which provided meat to in excess of five hundred food outlets across the country, has been shut down by a keen eyed environmental health officer (‘the EHO’). It was by pure chance that the EHO spotted the director of the […]

The Legislation Insider dealing is a criminal offence (‘the offence’) governed by sections 52 and 53 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (‘the Act’). The Offence | Kangs Criminal Advisory Solicitors Section 52 of the Act provides that a person is guilty of the offence if he: What Information Is Relevant? | Kangs Criminal Lawyers […]