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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (‘the Act’) aims to tackle economic crime by creating a new offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud (‘the new offence’). It will enhance corporate transparency, impacting companies, limited partnerships and other kinds of corporate entities. It also includes detailed provisions controlling the registration of overseas entities. The […]
30/01/25
Civil Fraud, Financial Investigations
KANGS has successfully obtained the removal of National Hunter and Cifas markers registered against our client, a successful and respected businessman. The client became aware of the registrations following the closure of various bank accounts. The Team at KANGS, exercising its considerable experience, regularly assists clients obtain the removal of markers registered on both the […]
27/01/25
Insolvency
KANGS has successfully assisted a client defeat a ‘Set Aside Application’ issued by an individual who owed him a considerable amount of money pursuant to a settlement agreement. Our client served a Statutory Demand against an individual in respect of a debt arising under the settlement agreement. Subsequently, the debtor applied to have the Statutory […]
22/01/25
ADR & Mediation, Commercial Disputes
In previous articles, we have explained how Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) offers parties in commercial disputes alternative methods of attempting to settle their differences outside of traditional civil court proceedings. Mediation is the most frequently adopted form of Alternative Dispute Resolution, where a neutral third party, known as the mediator, is appointed with a view […]
20/01/25
Commercial Disputes
A ‘Default Judgement’ is common in commercial litigation disputes and serves to ensure that legal proceedings move forward even when one side is unresponsive. If a defendant receives civil proceedings properly served and does not, within the time limits set down by the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (‘CPR’), to file an ‘Acknowledgement of Service’ or […]
15/01/25
Tax & HMRC
Under the Kittel Principle, a business involved in transactions connected to fraud can be denied the right to reclaim input tax on those transactions. This can have catastrophic consequences, making it essential for business owners to be constantly vigilant to the potential presence of fraud in their supply chain. In several previous articles posted to […]
13/01/25
Tax & HMRC
Long before the election, the now Labour Government set out, in a document entitled ‘Labour’s Plan to Close the Tax Gap’ its intent to recover payment of more tax revenues from those trying to avoid payment. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed plans to reduce the current ‘Tax Gap,’ said to be in the region of […]
09/01/25
