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Colin Parker reported on 28th July 2016 that Kangs Solicitors had been instructed by a client to seek a variation to a PFO whereby funds could be released from her frozen assets to enable her to properly instruct her legal team to defend her position against Civil Recovery Proceedings, which were expected to be issued […]

Under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘the Act’), confiscation proceedings may well follow a criminal conviction and result in a large ‘benefit figure’ i.e the financial advantage gained from the fraud, having to be repaid under the resultant Confiscation Order (‘the Order’), especially where the existence of a ‘criminal life style’ has been established. […]

Kangs Solicitors were instructed to defend a client and his company in respect of a prosecution by Havering London Borough Council for offences contrary to Regulation 19 of the Food Safety and Hygiene Regulations 2013. Our Suki Randhawa, who has twenty years’ experience defending such cases, was instructed to defend the prosecution at Barkingside Magistrates […]

Suki Randhawa of Kangs Solicitors explains the powers available to Law Enforcement Agencies to obtain disclosure of encrypted and /or protected items held by suspects in criminal proceedings, and the penalties for non-compliance. Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (‘RIPA’) 2000 | Kangs Criminal Team Under Section 49 of this Act (‘the Act’) Law Enforcement Agencies […]

Further to her recent article on Fire Safety Laws, Helen Holder of Kangs Solicitors considers the criminal consequences for any breaches. Criminal Offences| Kangs Criminal Law Solicitors Should the Authority consider that breaches by the responsible person are so serious that they need to be punished by a criminal prosecution, proceedings in the Magistrates’ Court […]

In this, the first of two articles, Helen Holder of Kangs Solicitors considers the obligations upon employers in relation to Fire Safety Laws. The Law General fire safety in England and Wales is covered by The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The Order places a duty on the responsible person (“the responsible person”) who […]