KFC fined £1m over Teesside workers’ gravy burns – BBC News
‘Fast food chain KFC has been fined almost £1m after two employees suffered burns while handling hot gravy without gloves.’
BBC News, 20th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fines
Thousands of drivers caught in mobile phone crackdown – BBC News
‘Almost 8,000 drivers were caught using a mobile phone behind the wheel during a week-long crackdown by police.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Black Lives Matter Heathrow protesters found guilty – BBC News
‘Nine Black Lives Matter protesters who blocked a road to Heathrow Airport have been found guilty of wilful obstruction of the highway.’
BBC News, 19th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Property developer ordered to pay £55k over listed building offences – Local Government Lawyer
‘A property development business, a director and a site manager have been ordered to pay more than £55,000 between them after removing historic fixtures in every room of a grade-II listed house in Lincoln without consent.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th January 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Sussex University failed duty of care to student assault victim, inquiry finds – The Independent
‘A top UK university failed in its duty of care towards a student who was violently assaulted by her staff lecturer, a formal inquiry has concluded, following an investigation by The Independent.’
The Independent, 18th January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ofcom fines EE £2.7m for overcharging customers – The Independent
‘The communications regulator found that the company broke a “fundamental billing rule” on two separate occasions, resulting in nearly 40,000 customers being overcharged around £250,000.’
The Independent, 18th January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bookmakers face losing their licence and huge fines over problem gambling The Guardian
‘Gambling firms that fail to tackle problem gambling and money laundering face heftier fines and a higher risk of losing their operating licence under a tougher regime to be unveiled by the industry’s regulator.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Insurance firm fined over data breach – OUT-LAW.com
‘An insurance firm has been fined by the UK’s data protection watchdog over the theft from its premises of a storage device containing information on nearly 60,000 customers.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th January 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
London cosmetics firms fined for selling unsafe beauty products – BBC News
‘Fifteen London businesses selling unsafe cosmetics products have been fined in a crackdown by Trading Standards.’
BBC News, 11th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wilko fined £2.2m over worker crushed by metal cage – BBC News
‘National chain store Wilko has been fined £2.2m after a worker was crushed and left paralysed.’
BBC News, 11th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tales of the private sector – Nearly Legal
‘A collation of cases and stories from the private sector, and a series of reminders that a database of rogue landlords, and indeed banning orders, can’t come soon enough.’
Nearly Legal, 8th January 2017
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Human cannonball stunt death boss gets community service – BBC News
‘The organiser of a daredevil stunt show in which a “human cannonball” died has been given a 12-month community order and his firm fined £100,000.’
BBC News, 20th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Southern Water fined record £2m for sewage leak on Kent beaches – The Guardian
‘Southern Water has been fined a record £2m for flooding beaches in Kent with raw sewage, leaving them closed to the public for nine days.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Model agencies fined £1.5m by competition watchdog for price-fixing – The Independent
‘Modelling agencies who have represented clients including Cara Delevingne and Kate Moss have been fined a total of £1.5 million for price-fixing, the competition watchdog said today.’
The Independent, 16th December 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Applications for term-time absences rise after High Court ruling: research – Local Government Lawyer
‘Nearly one in three school leaders (31%) have reported an increase in the number of applications for term-time absences since a landmark High Court ruling in May this year, a survey by law firm Browne Jacobson has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th December 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Rail penalty fares: Passengers could get new appeals body – BBC News
‘Rail passengers who challenge the issuing of a penalty fare could soon be able to turn to a new, independent appeals panel in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 10th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man fined for first crime committed on tiny Caldey Island – The Guardian
‘The first crime in living memory to be recorded on a holy island off the coast of west Wales has resulted in a man receiving a fine and community order.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Charities fined over ‘wealth screening’ data breaches – BBC News
‘Two charities have been fined over data protection breaches after secretly screening donors so they could be targeted for more money.’
BBC News, 6th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pfizer fined record £84.2m for overcharging NHS – BBC News
‘Drugs giant Pfizer has been fined a record £84.2m by the UK’s competition watchdog for overcharging the NHS for an anti-epilepsy drug.’
BBC News, 7th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
