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Stuart Southall, a partner at KANGS recently penned a guest article in Law360 titled ‘Leaked Docs In Man City Case Raise Admissibility Questions.’ In the article Stuart discusses the legal implications of using unlawfully obtained documents as evidence in the case against Manchester City Football Club. The club faces 115 charges of violating the Union […]
04/03/25
Director Disqualification, Insolvency
KANGS has a strong and established reputation for representing company directors in investigations and claims initiated by insolvency practitioners. We specialise exclusively in ‘defence work’ within the insolvency sector, meaning we do not accept instructions to represent or provide advice to insolvency practitioners. Insolvency practitioners are individuals who are licensed to advise on and formally […]
03/03/25
Commercial Disputes, Cryptocurrency, Environment Agency
The recent case of Howells v Newport City Council [2025] ECCH 22 highlights that waste collected by a local authority immediately comes under the ownership of that authority. Consequently, the authority bears no obligation to return any part of waste, whatever circumstances may subsequently arise. This harsh reality was recently encountered by James Howells who […]
27/02/25
Extradition, FCA Investigations
On 12 February 2025 the Supreme Court delivered an important judgment in the extradition appeal case of El-Khouri v Government of the United States of America. Hamraj Kang, senior partner of KANGS delves into this judgment and provides a commentary on what it means, and how it may potentially impact extradition requests currently before the […]
24/02/25
Financial Investigations, Tax & HMRC
KANGS has successfully represented a well-established UK based construction company and its director in VAT related proceedings against HMRC before the First-tier Tax Tribunal. Hamraj Kang, senior partner of KANGS provides some background on the case and details the issues addressed by the KANGS Tax Litigation Team to achieve this successful result. KANGS has a […]
20/02/25
Civil Fraud, Cryptocurrency
Society’s reliance on computers and online technology impacts every aspect of modern life and has led to the levels of online fraud and cybercrime being conducted grow to a scale beyond comprehension, running into billions and billions of pounds each year. This trend is only going to increase with experts concerned that the tactics employed […]
17/02/25
Serious Fraud
A boiler room fraud is one which induces members of the public to invest in shares, commodities or other assets which are grossly overvalued or potentially worthless. In many instances, these assets may not even exist, and the deception lies in presenting them as attractive and irresistible investment opportunities. The sole intent of the perpetrators […]
13/02/25
