Harry Kane fiver: Is it legal to draw on money? – BBC News
‘It is illegal to deface banknotes by printing, writing or adding words, letters or figures.’
BBC News, 6th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fines
£100,000 fine for company that made nuisance PI calls – Legal Futures
‘A marketing company that made nuisance personal injury calls to people registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) has been fined £100,000.’
Legal Futures, 3rd August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
In-flight bacon roll row passenger fined – BBC News
‘A plane passenger who flew into a rage after being denied a bacon roll by cabin crew has been fined £230.’
BBC News, 18th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child sexual abuse investigation fined £200,000 after sending bulk email identifying possible victims – The Independent
‘The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has been fined £200,000 after sending a bulk email that identified possible victims. Ninety participants in the public inquiry were potentially identified by the “concerning” blunder, said the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which warned the incident had “placed vulnerable people at risk”.’
The Independent, 18th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Safestyle UK: Window firm fined for ‘aggressive sales’ – BBC News
‘A double-glazing windows and doors firm which used aggressive sales techniques and lied to customers to secure sales has been fined £120,000. Sheffield Crown Court heard Safestyle UK employees used a variety of “unlawful business practices” to apply pressure to homeowners.
BBC News, 16th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Facebook fined for data breaches in Cambridge Analytica scandal – The Guardian
‘Facebook is to be fined £500,000, the maximum amount possible, for its part in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the information commissioner has announced.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Back pay worth £1.44m owed to thousands of UK workers, official figures show – The Guardian
‘About 22,400 UK workers were owed back pay worth £1.44m as a result of the underpayments – a record number of people found by HM Revenue & Customs to have fallen victim to illegally low pay.’
The Guardian, 6th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Prosecution by city council sees landlord ordered to pay £400k for safety failures – Local Government Lawyer
‘A prosecution brought by City of Lincoln Council has seen a landlord in Lincoln fined £400,000 for failing to comply with fire, health and safety standards in two of his properties.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Gambling firm 32Red fined £2m for handing VIP status to problem gambler – The Independent
‘Online gambling firm 32Red has been handed a £2m fine for failing to protect a problem gambler and granting the customer VIP status. The Gambling Commission identified 22 incidents where the vulnerable customer’s behaviour should have raised red flags, including one where they told 32Red staff that they had spent too much money on gambling.’
The Independent, 20th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
ICO hits police force with £80k penalty for revealing identities of abuse victims – Local Government Lawyer
‘A police force has been hit with an £80,000 monetary penalty by the Information Commissioner’s Office after it sent a bulk email that identified victims of non-recent child abuse.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Child abuse victims named in police bulk email error – The Guardian
‘A police force has been fined and heavily criticised for sending out a bulk email that identified victims of historical child abuse. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the error by Gloucestershire police was likely to have caused “substantial distress” to alleged abuse victims, some of whom were legally entitled to lifelong anonymity.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Former Watford chairman banned for life from English football over forged bank letter – Daily Telegraph
‘A former chairman of Watford has been banned for life from the English game after admitting supplying falsified financial information to the football authorities.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teacher once teased for ‘looking like Chuckle brother’ struck off after attack on schoolboy – Daily Telegraph
‘A teacher who lost his temper when a pupil told him he looked like a Chuckle brother has been struck off after flying into rage at another boy who threw a sweet at him.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bible Society fined £100k for cyber hack of 417,000 Christian backers – Daily Telegraph
‘The Bible Society has been fined £100,000 over computer security failings that allowed hackers to access the personal details of more than 400,000 mainly Christian backers.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Thames Water fined £120m over leaks – BBC News
‘Thames Water has been ordered to pay out £120m to compensate customers over poor management of leaks.’
BBC News, 7th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
SSE fined £1m for sending inaccurate customer statements – The Guardian
‘The big six energy supplier SSE has been ordered by regulators to pay out £1m for issuing more than a million misleading statements to vulnerable customers.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Prosecution over unauthorised vehicle repair business leads to £120k+ confiscation orders – Local Government Lawyer
‘Two companies that allowed an unauthorised vehicle repair business to be run without planning permission have been ordered to pay more than £120,000 under confiscation orders obtained by Wokingham Borough Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Contempt of court – what does it mean? – BBC News
‘Tommy Robinson has been jailed for being in “contempt of court”. What does that mean? And who else has been found “in contempt”?’
BBC News, 30th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
London borough secures its largest ever confiscation order for planning breaches – Local Government Lawyer
‘Islington Council has secured a confiscation order of £304,458 under the Proceeds of Crime Act against a property company which converted a single dwelling into five flats without planning permission.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
