A pre-action admission in a civil dispute arises where one party admits the whole or any part of another party’s case before commencement of proceedings. However, it frequently occurs that the party making the admission subsequently seeks to resile from it. Once proceedings have been commenced, a party benefiting from a pre-action admission may seek […]

Those intending to conduct their own civil litigation and represent themselves at a Court Hearing (‘litigants in person’) should be extremely alert to the Rule in Barton v Wright Hassall LLP which states that litigants in person should not be given extra consideration when complying with Procedural Rules. This ruling is contrary to the belief […]

The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 introduced Sexual Harm Preventions Orders (a ‘SHPO’), to replace Sexual Offences Prevention Orders. A SHPO aims to protect the public from sexual harm by restricting the activities of the person against whom they are issued. For example, prohibiting the downloading of indecent images of children or access […]

Unfair prejudice arises when the interests of one or more minority shareholders in a company suffer prejudice by the actions of directors or majority shareholders of the company. The Companies Act 2006 (‘the Act’) provides a course of action at section 994 as follows: A member of a company may apply to the court by […]

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (‘ICAEW’) is a professional membership organisation which promotes, develops, and supports chartered accountants and students. To become an ICAEW Chartered Accountant, the ACA qualification is required which encompasses professional development, ethics and professional scepticism, accountancy, finance and business modules and practical work experience. ICAEW strives to […]

KANGS has recently represented a client in his successful application to Wood Green Crown Court to discharge an Indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (‘the Order’) which was imposed in 2016. Helen Holder of KANGS outlines the circumstances. The Circumstances Indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order Our client sought a discharge, or, failing that, a variation of […]