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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is entitled, where it suspects irregularities in an individual’s tax affairs, to pursue a civil procedure known as a Code of Practice 9 (COP9). This provides an alternative to a criminal investigation that could ultimately lead to prosecution. Under COP9, HMRC provides the taxpayer an opportunity to make a full […]

KANGS has successfully secured, on behalf of our client company, the setting aside of Account Freezing Orders (AFOs) obtained by the Metropolitan Police Economic Crime Department against two of its bank accounts. The accounts held approximately two hundred and ninety -one thousand pounds, representing the residue of loans totalling six hundred and fifty thousand pounds, […]

In a previous article ‘KANGS Successfully Appealed an HMRC Personal Liability Notice Out of Time,’ we explained how we assisted our client obtain permission to Appeal a Personal Liability Notice, issued by HMRC even though the permitted time for doing so had expired by several months. Since that permission was granted, the team at KANGS […]

In addition to Confiscation Proceedings, which are designed to recover assets representing the proceeds of crime following a criminal conviction, Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) provides enforcement agencies, such as the National Crime Agency (NCA), the Serious Fraud Agency (SFO) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the power to recover […]

In a previous article, ‘Understanding Civil Fraud | Common Categories Explained’ we outlined the key differences between civil and criminal fraud, and highlighted common civil fraud claims that are regularly pursued through civil courts. In this article, we focus on two further civil fraud claims in which a third party may become accountable for another […]

Company directors and other company officers have a range of duties and obligations should their company become insolvent, regardless of whether it continues to trade or trading has stopped. Failure to comply with these obligations can result in the company liquidator or administrator i.e. the Insolvency Practitioner bringing civil claims against company directors. As explained […]