Angry judge locks up criminal for calling him ‘mate’ in court – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge has thrown a racist who called him “mate” in court behind bars for being disrespectful.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: fines
Agent claiming to be unaware property was HMO, loses appeal over £20k fine – Local Government Lawyer
‘A lettings agent that claimed that it was unaware a property was a house in multiple occupation (HMO) has lost its appeal over a £20,000 fine.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd May 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Co-op fined for wet floor slip death in Truro shop – BBC News
‘The Co-op has been fined £400,000 over the death of a man who slipped on water leaking from a faulty sandwich chiller.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BT faces new fine over Openreach delays – Daily Telegraph
‘BT faces another fine for service failures in its Openreach business, after customers for high speed ethernet lines suffered delays of more than six months.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
GP surgery administrator fined for illegally accessing patient records – Local Government Lawyer
‘A former NHS administrator has been ordered to pay nearly £800 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to unlawfully accessing patient records.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th May 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Self-reporting of data breaches in the UK on the rise, where risk of fine is below 1% – OUT-LAW.com
‘Organisations face being fined in less than 1% of data breach cases self-reported to the UK’s data protection watchdog, according to new figures.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Litter ‘police’ paid bonuses to hand out fines to public, investigation finds – Daily Telegraph
‘Litter “police” are being paid bonuses of up to £1,000 a month for handing out fines to members of the public, an investigation has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Facebook users will be given new legal right to delete all posts they made as teenagers, Tories announce – Daily Telegraph
‘Facebook users will be given a new legal right to wipe clean all photos, messages and information that they put online before turning 18 under a new manifesto pledge announced by Theresa May.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Nuisance marketing company that made 100m cold calls receives record fine – Legal Futures
‘A company behind 100m nuisance calls has been fined a record £400,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after more than 1,000 people complained about automated calls.’
Legal Futures, 11th May 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Nuisance call firm Keurboom hit with record fine – BBC News
‘A cold-calling firm has been fined a record £400,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for making almost 100 million nuisance calls.’
BBC News, 11th May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police force fined £150k after unencrypted DVDs lost in the post – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Greater Manchester Police has been fined £150,000 after three unencrypted DVDs containing footage of interviews with victims of violent or sexual crimes were lost in the post.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th May 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Health and safety sentencing ‘still hit and miss’, says expert, as Whirlpool fined £700,000 – OUT-LAW.com
‘The substantial fine recently imposed by a court against domestic appliances manufacturer Whirlpool UK Appliances Ltd (Whirlpool) illustrates “how hit and miss” the sentencing of health and safety offences can still be, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th April 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Tougher speeding penalties for UK drivers welcomed by motoring groups – The Independent
‘The introduction of tougher punishments for the most serious speeding offences has been welcomed by motoring groups.
Drivers caught at speeds excessively above legal limits face higher penalties in England and Wales from Monday.’
The Independent, 24th April 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Council fined £1m after disabled man hit by vehicle for collecting branches – Local Government Lawyer
‘Nottinghamshire County Council has been fined £1m after a disabled member of the public was struck by a vehicle used for collecting branches.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st April 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Changes to fine levels for speeding – Sentencing Council
‘New sentencing guidelines for magistrates come into force on 24 April 2017 following their publication earlier this year.’
Sentencing Council, 20th April 2017
Tribunal lays out Clyde & Co’s “glaring” failures – Legal Futures
‘The failures which led to a record fine for Clyde & Co were “particularly glaring” as it was “a large and, previously, reputable firm”, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has declared in approving the sanction.’
Legal Futures, 19th April 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Solicitor and firm fined in first criminal prosecution by Pensions Regulator – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor and the firm where he is a partner have been ordered to pay more than £16,000 in fines and costs for refusing to give documents to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) which were required as part of a wider investigation.’
Legal Futures, 7th April 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Supreme court upholds ban on term-time holidays – The Guardian
‘The ban on parents taking their children out of school for family holidays during term time has been upheld by the supreme court.’
The Guardian, 6th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Liverpool banned from signing academy players and fined £100,000 – The Guardian
‘Liverpool have been fined £100,000 and banned from signing academy players from English league clubs for two years after being found guilty of tapping up a schoolboy from Stoke City.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK charities fined for data law breaches – BBC News
‘Eleven charities have been fined by the UK’s data watchdog for misusing information about millions of past donors to seek further funds.’
BBC News, 5th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
