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When deemed necessary to preserve a suspect’s assets, by preventing them from being sold or otherwise dissipated, a Restraint Order may be obtained from the Court prior to criminal proceedings which may lead to conviction and, subsequently, the making of a Confiscation Order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘POCA’). Having obtained a Restraint […]

KANGS has successfully represented a client against whom HMRC were seeking an Account Freezing Order alleging that considerable funds held in her bank account derived from criminal conduct. Tim Thompson of KANGS Solicitors reports on this successful outcome. KANGS has been representing clients facing investigation and proceedings commenced by HMRC, in both criminal and civil […]

Bail is the conditional release of a suspect granted by a Court or the police containing the promise by the suspect to later appear at a Police Station or Court. It can take different forms and will frequently impose restrictions to ensure that the suspect complies with a police investigation. In criminal litigation proceedings bail […]

A contract is a legally binding agreement between at least two parties and formed according to essential basic principles. Contracts are formed in every aspect of domestic and commercial life covering activity from, for example, buying or selling services, a car or property. Within a contract there will exist, whether deliberately incorporated or not, terms […]

Quantum meruit means ‘as much as one deserves’ and an action for quantum meruit seeks the value of services delivered but not paid for. A claim seeking quantum meruit may arise where, for example, there is no contract between the parties in which the price has been agreed or where there is a contract for […]

In a previous article posted to this website on 6th December 2023 entitled ‘Overjoyed Client | Bank Accounts Reinstated’, we reported on the steps taken by the Team at KANGS to assist our client successfully overturn a Bank’s decision to close his Business and Personal accounts. Having achieved this outcome, it then became necessary to […]