Legal News & Expert Insights

Where following an RSPCA investigation the owner of an animal is prosecuted and convicted under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (‘the Act’) for an animal cruelty offence, such as causing ‘unnecessary suffering to an animal’, the Court may, as one of its options, make an Order depriving that person of ownership of the animal and […]

KANGS assisted our client and his company in achieving a highly successful resolution to proceedings issued against them for alleged breaches of Food Safety and Hygiene Regulations, following a complaint by a member of the public that she became unwell after consuming food at the company's business premises. Sukhdip Randhawa of KANGS explains how this […]

Waste crime continues to grow, whether through Landfill Tax fraud, illegal waste exports, or the regular appearance of illegal waste dumps across the country. The Environment Agency estimates that around twenty per cent of all waste in England is illegally managed, equating to approximately thirty-eight million tonnes of waste each year costing the English economy […]

Allegations of modern slavery commonly involves claims of forced labour, domestic servitude or criminal exploitation, and is often linked to human trafficking. Such allegations typically centre on accusations that an individual has exercised control over another through coercion, including debt bondage, threats of violence, or psychological pressure. Given the severity of these offences and their […]

Companies House has introduced a new identity verification process whereby anyone setting up, running, owning or controlling a company in the UK must verify their identity, as newly prescribed. The new requirements arise from The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (‘the ECCTA’), which forms part of a wider government initiative to improve transparency […]

We regularly receive enquiries about the scope of Trading Standards enforcement powers, including if they can close a business, impose penalties for offences, whether their officers can enter business premises, and how the Trading Standards investigation process operates. There are a number of Acts and Regulations which provide extensive protection to consumers in the UK […]