24/08/13
Two clients represented by KANGS cleared on all charges in major drugs conspiracy after jury returned Not Guilty verdicts
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Our clients were found not guilty following an 11 week trial. It is notable that this was the 3rd trial brought against the clients by the Prosecution, the previous 2 trials having collapsed due to both disclosure and various other legal issues. In all 3 cases solicitor John Veale of Kangs Solicitors had instructed senior London Counsel.
Both clients had maintained their innocence from the start. The Kangs Solicitors defence team were able to persuade the Court that our clients were not guilty of the accusations that had been levelled at them.
Criminal Litigation, Trading Standards
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