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Commercial Disputes
Business efficacy is the power to produce the intended result. Contracts are an essential part of the conduct of everyday life, formed at many different levels, either informally, such as when purchasing groceries from the corner shop, or formally, when recorded in writing, as when purchasing a motor vehicle. A formal contract will consist of […]
03/06/24
Health & Safety, Regulatory
A manufacturing company in Hull was recently fined £366,500 and ordered to pay £7,325.82 in costs for breaching section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (‘the Act’) following the tragic death of one of its employees. Mohammed Ahmed of KANGS briefly outlines the circumstances of this case and the requirements of […]
31/05/24
Criminal Litigation, Sexual Offences
KANGS has successfully defended our 29-year-old client, charged with sexual offences against children under Sections 10 and 15A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (‘the Act’). Helen Holder of KANGS reports on this successful outcome. The Relevant Law | Sexual Offences Act 2003 The Act provides as follows: Section 10 - Causing or inciting a […]
30/05/24
Civil Fraud, Commercial Disputes
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 […]
29/05/24
ADR & Mediation, Commercial Disputes
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 […]
28/05/24
Criminal Litigation, Sexual Offences
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 […]
24/05/24
