Kangs Solicitors

With offices in London, Manchester, and a head office in Birmingham, KANGS is renowned for its serious criminal, white-collar fraud, regulatory and tax litigation work.

For more than twenty-five years, KANGS has been diligently representing clients in criminal investigations, and have the honour of being recognised as one of the country's premier criminal law firms. Their excellence has been acknowledged by top legal directories, including the esteemed Legal 500 and Chambers UK, where they have consistently been top ranked.
Furthermore, their dedication to excellence was highlighted when they were honoured with the esteemed Legal 500 award for 'Criminal & Fraud Law Firm of the Year.'

Principal areas of work
Well-known for their expertise in handling a wide range of criminal cases from murders and multimillion-pound drugs conspiracies to financially motivated offences and white-collar crime, KANGS represents a broad spectrum of clients. Their clients include professionals like fellow solicitors, surveyors, accountants, city traders, as well as medical practitioners such as doctors, dentists, and pharmacists, among others.
Other clients include:

• • • Publicly listed companies including FTSE 100 PLCs
    • Private limited companies
    • Partnerships, LLPs, and Sole Traders
    • Company CEO’s & Directors
    • Politicians
    • TV personalities
    • Professional sport people

Financial Investigations and White-Collar Crime
The white-collar work for which they offer representation include a broad range of regulatory and financial fraud investigations conducted by the SFO, FCA, HMRC, NCA and the CMA. The investigations are often international and include:

• • • Bribery & corruption
    • Investment fraud
    • Crytoasset fraud
    • Insider trading and market manipulation
    • Money laundering
    • Insurance fraud
    • Ponzi schemes
    • Tax investigations
    • Payroll and company fraud

Proceeds of Crime (POCA) & Confiscation
KANGS has a nationally renowned specialist team dedicated to managing all matters stemming from the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), with a proven track record of success in confiscation proceedings. Recognised nationally for their expertise in 'POCA and Asset Forfeiture work' by the legal directory Chambers UK, they have represented clients in a range of proceeding including:

• • • Restraint Orders
    • Cash Seizures
    • Civil Recovery Orders
    • Property Freezing Orders
    • Confiscation of Assets
    • Account Freezing Orders

Tax & HMRC Investigation and Litigation
KANGS has considerable experience in advising and representing national corporate clients, directors, employees, and individuals in relation to tax investigations (civil and criminal) conducted by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

They have gained national recognition for their expertise in handling MTIC, Kittel, and VAT fraud cases, and have provided invaluable assistance to clients in the following investigations:

• • • COP8
    • COP9 and the Contractual Disclosure Facility
    • Criminal Investigation and Prosecution
    • Civil tax investigations

Regulatory Law
Specialising in regulatory law, KANGS represents both individuals and corporations in investigations initiated by various regulatory bodies including the Health & Safety Executive, the Environment Agency, Trading Standards, the Insolvency Service, FCA and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Their scope covers a range of issues such as:

• • • Corporate manslaughter
    • Fire safety
    • Food safety
    • Financial misconduct
    • Waste management and disposal
    • Company director disqualification
    • Trading Standards investigations
    • ICO investigations

KANGS also provide a range of specialist services:

• • • Extradition
    • Defence of sexual allegations
    • Road Traffic and motoring offences
    • Cybercrime & Computer misuse

Other offices: City of London