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The trial in relation to ‘Operation Analogue’ commenced this week at Mold Crown Court. We were instructed to represent a client who, together with 7 others, faces an allegation of conspiracy to commit burglaries. The Prosecution allege our client was part of an organised gang who carried out numerous burglaries last year, 2015 in Chester, […]
14/07/16
Amandeep Murria of Kangs Solicitors discusses the position when the State is seeking to seize the assets of a person who is caught in possession of criminally acquired assets. The provisions are contained within the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002. Quoted from R -v- May [2008] UKHL28: “Where….. a criminal has benefited financially from […]
13/07/16
Kangs Solicitors discusses a recent successful appeal of the decision of a Chief Constable of Police to include information about a client on an Enhanced DBS certificate. What is a DBS? | Solicitors for DBS A DBS certificate is what was formally known as a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check. Supplied by the Disclosure and […]
12/07/16
Criminal Litigation, Drug Offences
Kangs Solicitors are instructed by one of the main defendants in a trial that commenced this week at Northampton Crown Court. The trial is estimated to last 6-8 weeks. The defendant is charged, along with 6 others. He faces offences relating to the production, possession and supply of drugs. Due to the size and complexity […]
08/07/16
John Veale of Kangs Solicitors provides some guidance on the commonly encountered situation of a criminal prosecution involving more than one member of the same family. Money Laundering Offences | Money Laundering Solicitors | Tax Solicitors Frequently, members of the same family will be arrested in regard to a criminal investigation. This can especially be […]
07/07/16
Despite the common law doctrine of ‘Joint Enterprise’ being a well-established principle of English Law, there has been a relatively quiet but progressive movement seeking to challenge what many see as an unfair and unjust doctrine that has led to hundreds of wrongful convictions. Steven Micklewright of Kangs Solicitors examines the origins of joint enterprise […]
06/07/16
