Current Awareness » fines http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Newspaper royal charter plans are ‘bizarre’, says Liberty director – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/newspaper-royal-charter-plans-are-bizarre-says-liberty-director-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/newspaper-royal-charter-plans-are-bizarre-says-liberty-director-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 08:23:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83838 “A key adviser to the Leveson report, the civil rights campaigner Shami Chakrabarti, has hit out against politicians and newspaper barons, accusing them of letting down the public over promises to set up a new press watchdog.”

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The Guardian, 21st May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/newspaper-royal-charter-plans-are-bizarre-says-liberty-director-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Coeliac sufferer made ‘violently sick’ at Jamie Oliver restaurant – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/coeliac-sufferer-made-violently-sick-at-jamie-oliver-restaurant-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/coeliac-sufferer-made-violently-sick-at-jamie-oliver-restaurant-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:01:36 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83731 “Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant chain was fined £8,000 after a woman who told staff three times she was allergic to gluten was served wheat pasta.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/coeliac-sufferer-made-violently-sick-at-jamie-oliver-restaurant-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 HMRC ‘names and shames’ more deliberate tax defaulters – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/hmrc-names-and-shames-more-deliberate-tax-defaulters-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/hmrc-names-and-shames-more-deliberate-tax-defaulters-out-law-com/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 09:15:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83673 “Details of fines included on a second public list of tax defaulters shows that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is ‘cracking down harder than ever before’ on businesses and individuals that deliberately underpay tax, an expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/hmrc-names-and-shames-more-deliberate-tax-defaulters-out-law-com/feed/ 0 NHS ‘cover-up culture’ to be tackled with fines – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/nhs-cover-up-culture-to-be-tackled-with-fines-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/nhs-cover-up-culture-to-be-tackled-with-fines-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 09:15:22 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83601 “Hospitals that give false information about death rates will face unlimited fines under new powers aimed at preventing another Mid-Staffordshire-style health scandal.”

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The Guardian, 10th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/nhs-cover-up-culture-to-be-tackled-with-fines-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Motorcyclist Andrew Kelly jailed over 122mph ride – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/motorcyclist-andrew-kelly-jailed-over-122mph-ride-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/motorcyclist-andrew-kelly-jailed-over-122mph-ride-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 09:16:35 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83536 “A motorcyclist who was caught speeding at 122mph and who boasted on an internet
forum about lying to police has been jailed for eight months.”

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BBC News, 8th May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/motorcyclist-andrew-kelly-jailed-over-122mph-ride-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Fines for motorists caught texting to double – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/fines-for-motorists-caught-texting-to-double-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/fines-for-motorists-caught-texting-to-double-daily-telegraph/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 08:44:12 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83522 “Fines for motorists caught texting behind the wheel are to double after the
Government announced a crackdown on dangerous driving.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/fines-for-motorists-caught-texting-to-double-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Litter Enforcers let loose in Leeds – what rights to private contractors have to request personal details and issue fines? – Zenith Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/litter-enforcers-let-loose-in-leeds-what-rights-to-private-contractors-have-to-request-personal-details-and-issue-fines-zenith-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/litter-enforcers-let-loose-in-leeds-what-rights-to-private-contractors-have-to-request-personal-details-and-issue-fines-zenith-chambers/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 09:20:35 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83516 “Private contractors are increasingly being used by local councils in an attempt to curb offences of littering. This has provoked an uproar amongst the press with reports of local residents being issued with ‘heavy handed fines’ for the most trivial offences, rather than receiving a warning and the opportunity to pick up their litter first.”

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Zenith Chambers, 3rd May 2013

Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/litter-enforcers-let-loose-in-leeds-what-rights-to-private-contractors-have-to-request-personal-details-and-issue-fines-zenith-chambers/feed/ 0 UK could face substantial EU fines after Supreme Court ruling on air pollution, says expert – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/uk-could-face-substantial-eu-fines-after-supreme-court-ruling-on-air-pollution-says-expert-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/uk-could-face-substantial-eu-fines-after-supreme-court-ruling-on-air-pollution-says-expert-out-law-com/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 09:33:24 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83448 “The UK could face legal proceedings and substantial fines from the European
Commission as a result of its failure to meet air pollution limits, an expert
has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd May 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/uk-could-face-substantial-eu-fines-after-supreme-court-ruling-on-air-pollution-says-expert-out-law-com/feed/ 0 UK government failing legal duty on air pollution, supreme court rules – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/uk-government-failing-legal-duty-on-air-pollution-supreme-court-rules-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/uk-government-failing-legal-duty-on-air-pollution-supreme-court-rules-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 10:40:45 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83399 “The UK government has failed in its legal duty to protect people from the harmful effects of air pollution, the supreme court ruled on Wednesday.”

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The Guardian, 1st May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/uk-government-failing-legal-duty-on-air-pollution-supreme-court-rules-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Woman fined for ‘racist’ English insult http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/woman-fined-for-racist-english-insult/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/woman-fined-for-racist-english-insult/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:01:11 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83359 “A Welsh woman has been made to pay compensation for using a racist slur against an English woman after calling her ‘an English cow’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/woman-fined-for-racist-english-insult/feed/ 0 Prosecute teachers ‘for imposing backdoor exclusions’ – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/prosecute-teachers-for-imposing-backdoor-exclusions-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/prosecute-teachers-for-imposing-backdoor-exclusions-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:37:39 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83196 “Schools should be hit with huge fines and even criminal prosecutions for attempting to exclude pupils ‘by the back door’, the Children’s Commissioner has warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/prosecute-teachers-for-imposing-backdoor-exclusions-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 How to challenge a parking ticket – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/how-to-challenge-a-parking-ticket-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/how-to-challenge-a-parking-ticket-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:47:41 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83068 “Don’t be taken for a ride over parking tickets – know your rights on private car parks, penalty charges and your right to appeal.”

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The Guardian, 18th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/how-to-challenge-a-parking-ticket-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Marine fined £300 for wearing dress uniform and medals to which he was not entitled at family wedding – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/marine-fined-300-for-wearing-dress-uniform-and-medals-to-which-he-was-not-entitled-at-family-wedding-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/marine-fined-300-for-wearing-dress-uniform-and-medals-to-which-he-was-not-entitled-at-family-wedding-the-independent/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:20:48 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82922 “A Royal Marine corporal who wore the uniform of a sergeant and medals he was not entitled to at a family wedding to ‘big it up and impress his family’ was fined £300 today.”

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The Independent, 9th April 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/marine-fined-300-for-wearing-dress-uniform-and-medals-to-which-he-was-not-entitled-at-family-wedding-the-independent/feed/ 0 SSE fined record £10.5m by Ofgem over ‘prolonged and extensive’ mis-selling – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sse-fined-record-10-5m-by-ofgem-over-prolonged-and-extensive-mis-selling-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sse-fined-record-10-5m-by-ofgem-over-prolonged-and-extensive-mis-selling-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:46:36 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82820 “The utility giant SSE is to be fined £10.5m for ‘prolonged and extensive’ mis-selling in what will be the largest ever penalty imposed on an energy provider.”

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The Guardian, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sse-fined-record-10-5m-by-ofgem-over-prolonged-and-extensive-mis-selling-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe calls for tougher action on drivers who use their mobile phone at the wheel – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/met-commissioner-bernard-hogan-howe-calls-for-tougher-action-on-drivers-who-use-their-mobile-phone-at-the-wheel-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/met-commissioner-bernard-hogan-howe-calls-for-tougher-action-on-drivers-who-use-their-mobile-phone-at-the-wheel-the-independent/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:27:39 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82775 “Britain’s most senior police officer has backed higher penalties for drivers who use their mobile phone at the wheel.”

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The Independent, 29th March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/met-commissioner-bernard-hogan-howe-calls-for-tougher-action-on-drivers-who-use-their-mobile-phone-at-the-wheel-the-independent/feed/ 0 Cold-calling prosecutions planned – Law Society’s Gazette http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/cold-calling-prosecutions-planned-law-societys-gazette/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/cold-calling-prosecutions-planned-law-societys-gazette/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:10:18 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82676 The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is ready to prosecute up to a dozen more companies who carry out cold-calling and send spam text messages.

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Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd March 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/cold-calling-prosecutions-planned-law-societys-gazette/feed/ 0 Canterbury court sentences royal car protester Jonathan Elliott – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/canterbury-court-sentences-royal-car-protester-jonathan-elliott-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/canterbury-court-sentences-royal-car-protester-jonathan-elliott-the-independent/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:27:33 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82618 “A protester has been bound over to keep the peace for 12 months after he lunged at a car carrying the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall before the Archbishop of Canterbury’s enthronement.”

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The Independent, 22nd March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/canterbury-court-sentences-royal-car-protester-jonathan-elliott-the-independent/feed/ 0 Cold-calling firm fined £90,000 in first penalty of its kind – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/cold-calling-firm-fined-90000-in-first-penalty-of-its-kind-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/cold-calling-firm-fined-90000-in-first-penalty-of-its-kind-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:06:45 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82551 “A marketing firm has become the first to be fined £90,000 after plaguing members
of the public with thousands of unwanted calls.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/cold-calling-firm-fined-90000-in-first-penalty-of-its-kind-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Bloggers may face libel fines under press regulation deal – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/bloggers-may-face-libel-fines-under-press-regulation-deal-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/bloggers-may-face-libel-fines-under-press-regulation-deal-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:13:04 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82504 “Bloggers could face high fines for libel under the new Leveson deal with exemplary damages imposed if they don’t sign up to the new regulator, it was claimed on Tuesday.”

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The Guardian, 19th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/bloggers-may-face-libel-fines-under-press-regulation-deal-the-guardian/feed/ 1 Activist ‘shocked’ at conviction for yelling at David Cameron – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/activist-shocked-at-conviction-for-yelling-at-david-cameron-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/activist-shocked-at-conviction-for-yelling-at-david-cameron-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:10:31 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82478 “A woman has described her shock after being found guilty of a public order offence for telling David Cameron he had ‘blood on his hands’.”

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The Guardian, 16th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/activist-shocked-at-conviction-for-yelling-at-david-cameron-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Serious offenders could face bigger penalties under new environmental sentencing proposals – Sentencing Council http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/serious-offenders-could-face-bigger-penalties-under-new-environmental-sentencing-proposals-sentencing-council/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/serious-offenders-could-face-bigger-penalties-under-new-environmental-sentencing-proposals-sentencing-council/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:25:05 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82431 “New proposals for how environmental offenders like fly-tippers should be sentenced have been launched today by the Sentencing Council.”

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Sentencing Council, 14th March 2013

Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/serious-offenders-could-face-bigger-penalties-under-new-environmental-sentencing-proposals-sentencing-council/feed/ 0 Fly-tipping fines should be tougher, says Sentencing Council – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/fly-tipping-fines-should-be-tougher-says-sentencing-council-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/fly-tipping-fines-should-be-tougher-says-sentencing-council-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:57:03 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82402 “People responsible for repeatedly dumping waste should face larger fines, says the Sentencing Council for England and Wales.”

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BBC News, 14th March 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/fly-tipping-fines-should-be-tougher-says-sentencing-council-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Runaway Tube train: Operators fined £300,000 – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/runaway-tube-train-operators-fined-300000-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/runaway-tube-train-operators-fined-300000-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:17:23 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82183 “Three transport companies have been fined £300,000 after a runaway train came
within 2,000ft (600m) of crashing into a packed tube train.”

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BBC News, 28th February 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/runaway-tube-train-operators-fined-300000-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Regina (Purnell) v South Western Magistrates’ Court – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/regina-purnell-v-south-western-magistrates-court-2013-ewhc-64-admin-2013-wlr-d-61/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/regina-purnell-v-south-western-magistrates-court-2013-ewhc-64-admin-2013-wlr-d-61/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:31:21 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82019 Regina (Purnell) v South Western Magistrates’ Court [2013] EWHC 64 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 61

Courts had to inquire closely before making an order for the payment of a fine at any enforcement hearing as to whether there were any outstanding fines and make clear the serious consequences to the offender or defaulter in not providing accurate information.

WLR Daily, 23rd February 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/regina-purnell-v-south-western-magistrates-court-2013-ewhc-64-admin-2013-wlr-d-61/feed/ 0 Daily Mirror fined for naming alleged sexual assault victim – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/daily-mirror-fined-for-naming-alleged-sexual-assault-victim-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/daily-mirror-fined-for-naming-alleged-sexual-assault-victim-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:30:55 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81980 “The Daily Mirror has been fined and censured for unlawfully naming an alleged sexual assault victim in a court report.”

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The Guardian, 19th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/daily-mirror-fined-for-naming-alleged-sexual-assault-victim-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Pressure mounts on Lloyds boss as bank is fined £4.3m over delayed payment protection insurance redress – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/pressure-mounts-on-lloyds-boss-as-bank-is-fined-4-3m-over-delayed-payment-protection-insurance-redress-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/pressure-mounts-on-lloyds-boss-as-bank-is-fined-4-3m-over-delayed-payment-protection-insurance-redress-the-independent/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:42:04 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81975 “Antonio Horta-Osorio came under more pressure today after Lloyds Banking Group was slammed with a £4.3 million fine for failing to pay compensation quickly enough to tens of thousands customers.”

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The Independent, 19th February 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/pressure-mounts-on-lloyds-boss-as-bank-is-fined-4-3m-over-delayed-payment-protection-insurance-redress-the-independent/feed/ 0 Psychic TV channel faces Ofcom fine over Dowler and Jackson claims – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/psychic-tv-channel-faces-ofcom-fine-over-dowler-and-jackson-claims-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/psychic-tv-channel-faces-ofcom-fine-over-dowler-and-jackson-claims-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:45:27 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81965 “A psychic television channel faces a fine from media regulator Ofcom after two psychics made claims about Michael Jackson and the police investigation into murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler.”

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The Guardian, 18th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/psychic-tv-channel-faces-ofcom-fine-over-dowler-and-jackson-claims-the-guardian/feed/ 0 UBS fined £9.45m for mis-selling to wealthy clients – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/ubs-fined-9-45m-for-mis-selling-to-wealthy-clients-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/ubs-fined-9-45m-for-mis-selling-to-wealthy-clients-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:52:15 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81855 “Swiss bank UBS has been fined £9.45m and ordered to pay a similar sum in compensation for mis-selling an investment fund that took in more than £6bn from wealthy customers.”

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The Guardian, 12th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/ubs-fined-9-45m-for-mis-selling-to-wealthy-clients-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Judge who jumped red light ‘wasted court resources’ – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judge-who-jumped-red-light-wasted-court-resources-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judge-who-jumped-red-light-wasted-court-resources-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:35:13 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81852 “[The defendent] was caught racing through a Central London junction at more than double the speed limit but then spent almost a year trying to get the charge thrown out.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/judge-who-jumped-red-light-wasted-court-resources-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Chimney sweep Philip Jones fined £5,000 over Derwyn Rees’s death – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/chimney-sweep-philip-jones-fined-5000-over-derwyn-reess-death-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/chimney-sweep-philip-jones-fined-5000-over-derwyn-reess-death-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:31:49 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81808 “A sweep who did not remove a bird’s nest blocking a chimney flue has been fined £5,000 over the death of an ex-miner from carbon monoxide poisoning.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/chimney-sweep-philip-jones-fined-5000-over-derwyn-reess-death-bbc-news/feed/ 0 £23m of parking fines ‘may have been unlawful’ – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/23m-of-parking-fines-may-have-been-unlawful-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/23m-of-parking-fines-may-have-been-unlawful-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:23:00 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81782 “Almost 350,000 parking fines – totalling an estimated £23m – may have been unlawfully issued to motorists in London, a BBC investigation has found.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/23m-of-parking-fines-may-have-been-unlawful-bbc-news/feed/ 0 All dogs in England to be microchipped by 2016 – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/all-dogs-in-england-to-be-microchipped-by-2016-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/all-dogs-in-england-to-be-microchipped-by-2016-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:14:57 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81721 “All dogs in England will, from April 2016, have to be microchipped as part of a government attempt to cut the number of strays and make pet owners more responsible for their animals.”

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The Guardian, 6th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/all-dogs-in-england-to-be-microchipped-by-2016-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Libor scandal: RBS fined £390m – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/libor-scandal-rbs-fined-390m-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/libor-scandal-rbs-fined-390m-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:48:39 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81711 “Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been fined £390m ($610m) by UK and US authorities for its part in the Libor rate-fixing scandal.”

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BBC News, 6th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/libor-scandal-rbs-fined-390m-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Trials collapsing thanks to ‘shambolic’ privatisation of translation services – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/trials-collapsing-thanks-to-shambolic-privatisation-of-translation-services-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/trials-collapsing-thanks-to-shambolic-privatisation-of-translation-services-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:36:48 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81692 “The privatisation of court interpreting services has been ‘shambolic’, MPs warn saying it has caused more trials to collapse and suspects to be remanded unnecessarily in custody.”

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The Guardian, 6th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/trials-collapsing-thanks-to-shambolic-privatisation-of-translation-services-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Google faces legal action over alleged secret iPhone tracking – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/google-faces-legal-action-over-alleged-secret-iphone-tracking-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/google-faces-legal-action-over-alleged-secret-iphone-tracking-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:38:34 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81469 “Google is facing a fresh privacy battle in the UK over its alleged secret tracking of the internet habits of millions of iPhone users.”

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The Guardian, 27th January 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/google-faces-legal-action-over-alleged-secret-iphone-tracking-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Sony fined £250,000 over PlayStation hack – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/sony-fined-250000-over-playstation-hack-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/sony-fined-250000-over-playstation-hack-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:59:30 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81406 “Sony Computer Entertainment has been fined a record £250,000 by the data protection watchdog after the personal details of millions of gamers – including passwords and credit card numbers – were leaked online.”

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The Guardian, 24th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/sony-fined-250000-over-playstation-hack-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Ched Evans rape case: Tenth person fined for naming victim – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/ched-evans-rape-case-tenth-person-fined-for-naming-victim-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/ched-evans-rape-case-tenth-person-fined-for-naming-victim-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:06:47 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81358 “A woman who named a woman raped by Wales and Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans has been told to pay more than £1,600 in fines, costs and compensation.”

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BBC News, 21st January 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/ched-evans-rape-case-tenth-person-fined-for-naming-victim-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Almost £2 billion in court fines and confiscation orders remain unpaid – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/almost-2-billion-in-court-fines-and-confiscation-orders-remain-unpaid-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/almost-2-billion-in-court-fines-and-confiscation-orders-remain-unpaid-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:01:38 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81341 “Nearly £2 billion in court fines and confiscation orders remain unpaid, official figures show, as the Government admitted it needed to do more to tackle the debt.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/almost-2-billion-in-court-fines-and-confiscation-orders-remain-unpaid-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 RBS awaits hefty fines for Libor rigging – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/rbs-awaits-hefty-fines-for-libor-rigging-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/rbs-awaits-hefty-fines-for-libor-rigging-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:25:13 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81335 “Stephen Hester lays groundwork for penalties expected to be £500m or more.”

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The Guardian, 20th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/rbs-awaits-hefty-fines-for-libor-rigging-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Mainetti UK ordered to pay £81,600 over conveyor worker’s injuries – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/mainetti-uk-ordered-to-pay-81600-over-conveyor-workers-injuries-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/mainetti-uk-ordered-to-pay-81600-over-conveyor-workers-injuries-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:48:10 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81296 “A firm has been ordered to pay £81,600 after a worker was injured when her hair and scarf became tangled in machinery.”

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BBC News, 17th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/mainetti-uk-ordered-to-pay-81600-over-conveyor-workers-injuries-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Property tycoon is jailed for contempt in divorce row over his ‘missing’ £400m fortune – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/property-tycoon-is-jailed-for-contempt-in-divorce-row-over-his-missing-400m-fortune-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/property-tycoon-is-jailed-for-contempt-in-divorce-row-over-his-missing-400m-fortune-the-independent/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:50:32 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81282 “‘Penniless’ businessman goes from party to party quaffing champagne, court is told.”

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The Independent, 16th January 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/property-tycoon-is-jailed-for-contempt-in-divorce-row-over-his-missing-400m-fortune-the-independent/feed/ 0 Luciana Berger MP abuse: Philip Hayes fined for anti-Semitic remarks – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/luciana-berger-mp-abuse-philip-hayes-fined-for-anti-semitic-remarks-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/luciana-berger-mp-abuse-philip-hayes-fined-for-anti-semitic-remarks-bbc-news/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:49:37 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81157 “A Merseyside music promoter who admitted making anti-Semitic remarks to a Jewish MP has been fined £120.”

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BBC News, 9th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/luciana-berger-mp-abuse-philip-hayes-fined-for-anti-semitic-remarks-bbc-news/feed/ 0 ‘Unfair’ supermarkets could face hefty fines under new watchdog – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/unfair-supermarkets-could-face-hefty-fines-under-new-watchdog-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/unfair-supermarkets-could-face-hefty-fines-under-new-watchdog-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:00:24 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80721 “Large UK supermarkets which abuse their power in the marketplace and treat suppliers ‘unfairly’ could be fined by a new watchdog under changes announced by the Department for Business.”

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The Guardian, 4th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/12/unfair-supermarkets-could-face-hefty-fines-under-new-watchdog-the-guardian/feed/ 0 ICO serves first fines for unlawful spam text messages by marketing firm – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/ico-serves-first-fines-for-unlawful-spam-text-messages-by-marketing-firm-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/ico-serves-first-fines-for-unlawful-spam-text-messages-by-marketing-firm-out-law-com/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:03:49 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80640 “The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two owners of a marketing firm a total of £440,000 after it said the company had sent out ‘millions of unlawful spam texts’ in the last three years.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th November 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/ico-serves-first-fines-for-unlawful-spam-text-messages-by-marketing-firm-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Spam text message pair are fined £440,000 – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/spam-text-message-pair-are-fined-440000-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/spam-text-message-pair-are-fined-440000-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:17:23 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80585 “Two men who sent millions of spam text messages have been fined £440,000 as the authorities step up the fight against the trade.”

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BBC News, 28th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/spam-text-message-pair-are-fined-440000-bbc-news/feed/ 0 PCC chair says he has widespread media backing for self-regulation plan – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/pcc-chair-says-he-has-widespread-media-backing-for-self-regulation-plan-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/pcc-chair-says-he-has-widespread-media-backing-for-self-regulation-plan-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:50:03 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80508 “The head of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), Lord Hunt, has said there is widespread agreement within the media for a proposed new self-regulation body he is arguing should be introduced in the wake of the Leveson report into press standards, which is published on Thursday.”

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The Guardian, 26th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/pcc-chair-says-he-has-widespread-media-backing-for-self-regulation-plan-the-guardian/feed/ 0 UBS fined £30m over rogue trader – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/ubs-fined-30m-over-rogue-trader-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/ubs-fined-30m-over-rogue-trader-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:30:57 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80505 “UBS has been fined £30m by the UK’s Financial Services Authority – and could see its investment banking activities hampered by the Swiss regulator – after the former trader Kweku Adoboli was jailed for fraud.”

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The Guardian, 26th November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/ubs-fined-30m-over-rogue-trader-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Wildlife park run by TV presenter and husband fined £70,000 – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/wildlife-park-run-by-tv-presenter-and-husband-fined-70000-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/wildlife-park-run-by-tv-presenter-and-husband-fined-70000-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:38:35 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80459 “A wildlife park run by TV presenter Anna Ryder Richardson and her husband has been fined £70,000 for health and safety breaches. Colin MacDougall, 46, the interior designer’s husband, was fined a further £4,000 for two identical breaches.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/wildlife-park-run-by-tv-presenter-and-husband-fined-70000-the-guardian/feed/ 0 More criminals to escape courts under new police commissioners, magistrates warn – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/more-criminals-to-escape-courts-under-new-police-commissioners-magistrates-warn-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/more-criminals-to-escape-courts-under-new-police-commissioners-magistrates-warn-daily-telegraph/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:16:35 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80319 “More offenders will be ‘let off’ with cautions and fines following the introduction of police and crime commissioners, magistrates fear.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/more-criminals-to-escape-courts-under-new-police-commissioners-magistrates-warn-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Matthew Freud banned for driving at 117mph with son – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/matthew-freud-banned-for-driving-at-117mph-with-son-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/matthew-freud-banned-for-driving-at-117mph-with-son-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:42:58 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80281 “PR guru Matthew Freud has been banned from driving after being caught at 117mph (188km/h) with his young son asleep in the front of the car.”

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BBC News, 15th November 2012

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