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A ‘Stop notice’ is one which may be issued with the intent of prohibiting the carrying out of illegal activities on land. The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 provides the civil powers and sanctions used by various regulatory bodies, including the Environment Agency, The Environmental Civil Sanctions (England) Order 2010 (‘the Order’). John Veale of Kangs Solicitors […]

An important part of the Government’s strategy to tackle the effects of the Covid 19 Pandemic was to provide vast economic support to businesses. This was mainly achieved through the three Covid loan schemes, ‘Bounce Back’, ‘CBILS’ and ‘CLBILS’, a scheme for larger loans. Nearly £80bn was distributed to businesses with ‘Bounce Back’ distributing £47bn […]

Kangs Solicitors has recently successfully defended a client, at York Crown Court, charged with the cultivation of cannabis. Our client instructed us from the outset and we supported him at the police station, throughout the investigation stage and throughout his trial at the Crown Court. John Veale of Kangs Solicitors explains how this result was achieved to the complete satisfaction and relief […]

Whilst the general position is that the personal liability of directors of a limited company is limited, hence one of the main attractions of trading through a company, exceptions exist. One of these exceptions involves HMRC which is alert to any attempt to avoid paying tax, whether it be deliberate or otherwise and directors need […]

As reported in our article posted to this website entitled ‘Happy Client | Liquidator’s Claim Settled’ we assisted our client defend a claim brought against him by the Liquidator of his company. The settlement reached with the Liquidator required our client to pay a sum of money within a specified period but, unfortunately, as the result of […]

HMRC enjoys the right, even where the time limit for opening an investigation has passed, to revisit a Self- Assessment Return and pursue a ‘Discovery Assessment’. Where appropriate, it may issue an Assessment where underpayment of tax has been discovered or too many tax reliefs have been received and financial penalties may be imposed in […]