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Entrepreneur visas are available to high net-worth individuals, living outside the EEA, looking to either create a new business or join an existing business in the UK. Financial Requirements The applicant must have access to sufficient funds, namely £200,000 (or £50,000 with other criteria being met), which are disposable i.e. available to be utilised in […]

Staffordshire Company fined following illegal asbestos removal A Staffordshire based company has been fined £31,000 after employing a handyman to remove asbestos. The company was also ordered to pay £4,000 in costs. The company had carried out an asbestos survey on a building they were seeking to re-furbish. The survey uncovered Asbestos Insulation Boards (‘the […]

Nazaqat Maqsoom of Kangs Solicitors follows his recent commentary on ‘the new guidelines’ with a look at reduction, mitigation and exceptions. Mitigation and Reduction | Kangs Criminal Lawyers The new guidelines state that factors such as: admissions at interview, co-operation with the investigation and demonstrations of remorse Should not be taken into account when determining […]

Asset freezing, by way of a court order, is designed to prevent an alleged fraudster from dissipating assets with a view to defeating any subsequent court order which may permanently deprive that person of those assets. Frequently, in both criminal and civil courts, authorities will obtain, invariably without notice to the alleged offending party, a […]

Kangs Solicitors have been representing a client who was charged with money laundering, having been caught outside a Money Service Bureau (MSB) with a significant amount of cash in his possession which was alleged to represent the proceeds of crime. Timothy Thompson, who had conduct of the case, comments on the favourable result achieved for […]

Amandeep Murria of Kangs Solicitors outlines the new speeding rules which came into force on the 24th April 2017. Level of Fines | Kangs Motoring Advisory Solicitors Anyone exceeding the speed limit will now face a higher fine. The increase can amount to as much as 175 % of weekly income together with a driving […]