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Alton Towers sentenced for Health and Safety Breach The owners of Alton Towers (Merlin Attractions) have been fined £5million with costs of nearly £70,000 following a rollercoaster crash that left more than 15 people injured. Two of the most seriously injured had limbs amputated. The incident occurred on the 2nd June 2015, when the rollercoaster […]
30/09/16
Daily, thousands of decisions are made by Public Bodies and, sometimes, these decisions are wrong and unfair. Such decisions, in many cases, not only affect individuals but also companies and officers of companies. Judicial Review (‘JR’) is a vital part of the English legal system as we do not a have a fully written constitution […]
29/09/16
What is Corporate Manslaughter? Under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (the CMCHA), an organisation is guilty of an offence if the way in which its activities are managed or organised causes a death and amounts to a breach of a relevant duty of care to the deceased. The Law before the CMCHA […]
28/09/16
Timothy Thompson of Kangs Solicitors discusses the consequences of being involved in any way in the administration of a company as a shadow director and de facto director whilst being subject to a Director’s Disqualification Order. The Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (‘CDDA’) Directors can be disqualified and removed from office for a number of […]
27/09/16
The Legal 500 (2016 edition) has been launched this month and Kangs Solicitors has been recognised for its work in the field of fraud, money laundering, tax evasion and serious criminal cases. This is what this year’s edition of the Legal 500 said about us: “Kangs Solicitors is a boutique criminal fraud firm with a reputation […]
23/09/16
Amandeep Murria of Kangs Solicitors discusses the subject of money laundering and in particular, criminal property. Money laundering offences are now found in sections 327, 328 and 329 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA). These offences came into force on 24 February 2003. Money laundering is defined as an act which constitutes an […]
22/09/16
