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On the 16th August 2019, the Serious Fraud Office (‘SFO’) published guidance concerning cooperation by companies subjected to SFO investigations as the result of being at risk of having committed a corporate criminal offence, namely fraud, bribery and the failure to prevent the facilitation of overseas tax evasion. Cooperation is essential for any company hoping […]

Occasions arise where a defendant may wish to consider pleading guilty, whether before or during a trial, but he requires an indication as to the sentence which he is likely to receive before making his decision. In such circumstances, in Crown Court proceedings a defendant can seek such an indication of sentence known as a […]

A firefighter from South Shields has recently been sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court for offences of fraudulent trading and transferring criminal property. Helen Holder of Kangs Solicitors reports upon the case. The Circumstances | Kangs Trading Standards Defence Team The Sentencing Hearing | Kangs Criminal Offences Defence Solicitors At the Hearing the defendant was: Prosecution […]

The Private Prosecutors’ Association has recently published a code for Private Prosecutors ‘to provide a benchmark in the conduct of private prosecutions.’ Kangs Solicitors has previously commented upon the emergence of private prosecutions and for further information, please follow the link for a greater insight: Private Criminal Prosecutions | An Alternative To Civil Proceedings? Helen […]

Further to his article which appeared on this website on July 30th 2019 Tim Thompson of Kangs Solicitors reports upon a further Unexplained Wealth Order(‘UWO’) obtained by the National Crime Agency (‘NCA’). The Background | Kangs NCA Defence Solicitors The NCA discovered that a Northern Irish woman had suspected links to serious organise crimethrough paramilitary […]

Following the submission of detailed representations to West Midlands Police, they have decided not to disclose information on our client’s Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (‘DBS’) Certificate. Background | Kangs Solicitors | Challenging DBS Certificates The Circumstances | Kangs DBS Team Incident 1 The first allegation is said to have taken place when our client […]