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A self-employed roofer has been sentenced after exposing a homeowner to carbon monoxide and putting co-workers at risk whilst working at height. The Circumstances | Kangs Health and Safety Team Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ Court heard how, in early 2016, the part-time roofer was undertaking the removal of a chimney at a residential property. An investigation […]

A Drone user has been prosecuted after flying too close to a Police Helicopter. Steven Micklewright of Kangs Solicitors discusses the case The Facts | Kangs Regulatory Team The incident happened when a police helicopter was airborne searching for a missing person. During the flight, the crew saw the drone pass underneath them which was […]

The Copyright, Designs and Patent Act 1988 (‘the Act’) creates criminal liability for: making or dealing with items that infringe copyright, making or dealing with an article specifically designed or adapted for making copies of a copyrighted item, communicating work to the public, knowing or having reason to believe that, by doing so, it infringes […]

Many people responsibly use public transport or taxis to travel home following a party or social gathering at which they consumed alcohol. However, what they, albeit frequently innocently, do not appreciate is the lurking hidden danger, which Sukhdip Randhawa of Kangs Solicitors now addresses. The Hidden Danger | Kangs Motoring Offences Advisory Team It is […]

Kangs Solicitors recently defended two clients charged, alongside four others, with various offences under the Trademarks Act 1994, and associated regulatory offences. Sukhdip Randhawa of Kangs Solicitors reports upon the proceedings. The Circumstances | Kangs Trading Standards Solicitors Following searches and numerous undercover test purchases conducted by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (‘the Council’), it was […]

St George City Ltd, one of the six companies which make up the Berkeley Group, and PHD Modular Access Services Ltd have recently received substantial fines at Southwark Crown Court following an incident in September 2015 when an engineer received serious injuries to his legs whilst visiting a construction site. The Circumstances | Kangs Health […]