The act of strangulation or suffocation may often produce no physical marks or injury and, therefore, the Prosecution may, historically, have chosen to charge the offence of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm. In order to assist, on 11 June 2022, by way of Statutory Instrument, Section 70 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into […]

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (‘the Act’), introduces a number of new offences, enforcement and investigative powers to law enforcement agencies in respect of economic crime. Hamraj Kang of KANGS outlines some of the key provisions featured in the Act including the newly established criminal offences and investigative powers. The Team at […]

The offence of ‘controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship’ was created by Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 provides amendments which, basically, remove the cohabitation requirements contained in the Serious Crime Act and focuses on the abusive relationship itself. Sukhdip Randhawa of KANGS outlines […]

Following the collapse of cryptocurrency trader, FTX, the urgent need for the introduction of tighter regulation of crypto currency trading has become apparent. The UK is determined to be at the forefront of such regulation and proposed legislation is designed to increase transparency in cryptocurrency trading bringing the sector into closer alignment with the regulation […]

KANGS has successfully defended a client at Birmingham Crown Court who had been charged with sexual assault contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Amandeep Murria of KANGS Solicitors outlines this successful outcome. The Circumstances How We Assisted Our Client We assisted our client prepare for trial by, inter alia: The Successful Outcome Naturally, our […]

The Fulfilment House due Diligence Scheme (‘FHDDS’) was introduced by the Finance (No 2) Act 2017 to prevent the abuse of the tax system in relation to goods imported from outside of the Jurisdiction by overseas businesses selling goods to UK customers via online marketplaces. Fulfilment businesses store and deliver goods in the UK sourced […]