Kangs Solicitors

With offices in London, Manchester, and a head office in Birmingham, KANGS is a leading criminal law firm recognised for its expertise in serious criminal, white-collar fraud, regulatory, and tax litigation. For over twenty-five years, the firm has represented clients in complex criminal investigations and is widely regarded as one of the country’s premier criminal law practices. Its work has been consistently acknowledged by top legal directories, including Legal 500 and Chambers UK, and the firm was awarded Legal 500’s ‘Criminal & Fraud Law Firm of the Year.’

KANGS handles a wide range of criminal cases, including murders, multimillion-pound drug conspiracies, financially motivated offences, and white-collar crime. The firm represents a diverse client base, including professionals such as solicitors, surveyors, accountants, city traders, and medical practitioners, as well as publicly listed companies, private limited companies, partnerships, LLPs, sole traders, company CEOs and directors, politicians, TV personalities, and professional sportspeople.

The firm’s white-collar practice covers regulatory and financial fraud investigations conducted by bodies such as the SFO, FCA, HMRC, NCA, and CMA. International in scope, these investigations include bribery and corruption, investment fraud, cryptoasset fraud, insider trading and market manipulation, money laundering, insurance fraud, Ponzi schemes, tax investigations, and payroll and company fraud.

KANGS maintains a nationally recognised specialist team dedicated to matters arising under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), with a proven track record in confiscation proceedings. The firm has expertise in restraint orders, cash seizures, civil recovery orders, property freezing orders, confiscation of assets, and account freezing orders, as noted by Chambers UK.

The firm also advises and represents national corporate clients, directors, employees, and individuals in tax investigations conducted by HMRC, including civil and criminal matters. KANGS is nationally recognised for handling MTIC, Kittel, and VAT fraud cases, and provides assistance in COP8, COP9, and Contractual Disclosure Facility investigations, as well as criminal prosecutions and civil tax matters.

KANGS’ regulatory practice supports individuals and corporations in investigations by the Health & Safety Executive, the Environment Agency, Trading Standards, the Insolvency Service, FCA, and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. The firm covers corporate manslaughter, fire and food safety, financial misconduct, waste management, company director disqualification, Trading Standards and ICO investigations.

Additional specialist services offered by the firm include extradition, defence of sexual allegations, road traffic and motoring offences, cybercrime, and computer misuse.

Other Offices: Mayfair, London

Staffing Figures: 1 UK partner, 15 other UK fee-earners