08/09/15
Trial starts for Company accused by Trading Standards department of ‘Unfair Trading’
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Kangs Solicitors are due to start a trial today in relation to a Trading Standards prosecution against the Directors and employees of a Midlands based Company for allegations under the Consumer Protection for Unfair Trading Regulations.
Kangs Solicitors have instructed John Jones QC of Carmelite Chambers to represent one company director and James Tilbury of Carmelite Chambers to represent the second company director.
The trial is expected to last 10 weeks.
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01/11/19
The Court of Appeal has recently handed down an important Judgement protecting legal professional privilege (‘LPP’). Helen Holder of Kangs Solicitors explains the nature of LPP. What is Legal Professional Privilege? | Kangs Criminal Law Advisory Team LPP protects all communications between professional legal advisors and their clients from being disclosed without each individual client’s […]
31/10/19
A cut-throat defence arises where, during criminal proceedings, a defendant gives evidence on his own behalf and which is not only likely to strengthen the prosecution case but is designed to damage a co-defendant’s case to the extent that it may go as far as blaming the co-defendant whilst endeavouring to exonerate himself. John Veale […]
30/10/19
