‘People in England who refuse to self-isolate when required to do so will face fines of up to £10,000 under an emergency “carrot and stick” plan to control the second wave of Covid-19 sweeping the country.’
The Guardian, 20th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Wetherspoon customer who sent a banana to a black man in the same pub has been convicted of a racist hate crime and ordered to pay over £1,200 in fines and court costs.’
The Independent, 17th September 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An immigration solicitor who brought meritless judicial reviews (JRs) has been fined £60,000 and banned for an indefinite period from making further applications.’
Legal Futures, 17th September 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A residential care home business in Cardiff has been fined more than £430,000 for serious fire safety failings, following a prosecution brought by South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th September 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A student who was fined £10,000 for an illegal house party of more than 50 people has apologised.’
BBC News, 13th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The “extremely drunk” senior partner of a London law firm has been fined £10,000 for touching a paralegal on the bottom and kissing her on the neck while sitting next to her in a bar.’
Legal Futures, 8th September 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man has been sentenced for filming a naked woman in a hotel room while she was unconscious, following her five-year campaign for justice.’
BBC News, 4th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.com
‘This case involved an appeal against a fine and a confiscation order following criminal proceedings for breach of an enforcement notice served under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990). The appellant, Mr Roth, had converted a property into 12 self-contained flats without prior planning permission. His appeal against sentence was successful; insufficient credit had been given for his guilty plea in the Crown Court, where the case had been committed for the purposes of confiscation. The appeal against the confiscation order was advanced on three grounds: firstly, that the wording of the summons restricted the criminality to one day; secondly, that the rent received was not linked to the breach of the planning legislation; and thirdly, that it was disproportionate for the benefit figure to comprise the gross rental received. All three grounds were dismissed.’
5SAH, 24th August 2020
Source: www.5sah.co.uk
‘Most councils issue less than one fine a week to litterers, according to data obtained via freedom of information rules, with one in six issuing no fines at all across a year.’
The Guardian, 27th August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Bailiffs are resuming operations in England and Wales chasing unpaid council tax after a five-month suspension owing to coronavirus.’
BBC News, 24th August 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Fines of up to £10,000 for those organising illegal raves in England will come into force on Friday following another weekend of unlawful gatherings across the country.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has refused Volkswagen permission to appeal the decision that it tried to cheat clean air regulations.’
Litigation Futures, 7th August 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A council has reportedly been charged over the death of a five-year-old girl who was killed by a rotting playground swing, and faces a potential £2m legal bill.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police have fined just one person over breaching quarantine rules for people arriving from foreign countries, new figures for England and Wales show.’
The Independent, 28th July 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A defendant who turned a house into 12 flats without planning permission has lost an appeal over the subsequent imposition of a confiscation order for more than £500,000.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th July 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Police were twice as likely to fine young black and Asian men under the lockdown rules than their white counterparts, according to new figures that underline concerns about racial bias in policing.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Face coverings are now compulsory for customers in shops in England, after new coronavirus rules came into force within 12 hours of the government issuing guidance on the change.’
BBC News, 24th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Royal Mail has been fined £1.5m by the regulator for being late with first class deliveries and overcharging customers for second class stamps.’
BBC News, 10th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Security firm G4S has been fined £44m by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) as part of an agreement that will see it avoid prosecution for overcharging the Ministry of Justice for the electronic tagging of offenders, some of whom had died.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
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