Mr John Veale > Kangs Solicitors > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile

Kangs Solicitors
34 St Pauls Square
BIRMINGHAM
B3 1QZ
England

Work Department

Criminal & Regulatory Department

Position

Head of Regulatory

Career

John Veale is a Partner and the Head of the Regulatory Team at KANGS Solicitors.

John has spent seventeen years in criminal and regulatory defence work, with a particular emphasis on white collar crime cases. He has been involved in the defence of clients in many of the high profile cases of serious and complex frauds over the last decade.

He has dealt with and continues to deal with the defence of other serious criminal offences as well as the full range of regulatory law matters prosecuted by the FCA, Health & Safety Executive, Environment Agency and Trading Standards.

He joined KANGS in 2001 as a trainee and has worked at the firm ever since.

Please read John Veale’s profile to know more about our Lawyer.

Languages

English

Memberships

Law Society

Education

He graduated from the University of Greenwich before completing his Legal Practice Course at London Guildhall University (now London Metropolitan University) attaining a commendation.

Leisure

He enjoys countryside walks, nature, cooking and travel.

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud

(Next Generation Partners)

John VealeKangs Solicitors

With the ‘tactically astuteHamraj Kang at the helm at Kangs Solicitors, it provides a ‘Rolls-Royce service’ to clients -‘ no stone is left unturned‘. The large team advises its national clients on the most serious crime and white-collar crime cases in the country. It regularly represents professionals in the legal, medical, financial and business sectors, as well as Premier League football clubs, and media personalities. The group also has considerable expertise in extradition law, and specialist knowledge of cybercrime. Helen Holder covers diverse areas such as sexual offence cases. John Veale is highly regarded for his work in matters such as large-scale fraud, and tax fraud investigations. Timothy Thompson is another name to note.

 

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)

With strength in criminal tax litigation and money laundering investigations, Kangs Solicitors has notable experience handling international financial crime cases involving price fixing, investment fraud, and insider dealing allegations; the team is also experienced in handling financial cybercrime matters and extradition issues. ‘Highly intelligent and hugely practical’ founding partner Hamraj Kang oversees the practice and is noted for his expertise in contentious tax matters; Kang works alongside John Veale, Helen Holder, and Timothy Thompson, who split their time between the firm’s London and Birmingham offices.