‘The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after it posted the private details of 6,574 members of staff on its website.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th May 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Kent police force has been found guilty of serious breaches after an alleged domestic abuser was passed sensitive details and intimate pictures of the woman who brought a complaint against him. The suspect was a police officer and the contents of the mobile phone of his partner were given to him, after they had been gathered by police investigating the domestic abuse claims.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A judge has offered to pay the court fine of a Bradford teenager who stabbed a paedophile on his doorstep after he avoided jail for abusing her when she was just eight-years-old.’
The Independent, 19th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘On 5 February 2015, the National Audit Office (NAO) published a report entitled ‘The UK Competition Regime’. The report assesses the performance of the UK competition regulators, focusing on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). It concludes that the CMA has inherited certain strengths, including a positive legacy of merger and market investigation work. However, it has also inherited problems in competition enforcement, which derive, according to the NAO, from a difficult legal environment, very low business awareness of the organisation and competition law more broadly, and reputational damage caused by a series of high profile losses in court.’
OUP Blog, 19th April 2016
Source: http://blog.oup.com
‘Drone pilots are liable to criminal prosecution if they fail to conduct a flight in a safe manner.’
The Independent, 18th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Drivers could face fines of up to £70 for parking on the pavement as ministers reportedly look to extend the ban outside of London to the rest of England.’
The Independent, 18th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘G4S has been fined at least 100 times for breaching its contracts to run prisons since 2010, according to data obtained by Labour.’
The Guardian, 15th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Today’s banks are in receipt of the largest fines ever imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), or its predecessor the Financial Services Authority (FSA), and although they are taking responsibility for a number of failings (eg PPI, Derivatives, LIBOR and FOREX), restrictions on recovering loss, in particular where consequential loss is concerned, have come under significant scrutiny. This article examines the measure of loss in tort and contract, and particularly explores investors’ difficulties when making claims for loss of profit caused by mis selling.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 31st March 2016
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘Sensitive details held by police and prosecutors in England are being lost because evidence is still being shared on computer discs, watchdogs say.’
BBC News, 13th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A cyclist caught riding his bike the wrong way down the M25 in an attempt to reach Heathrow Airport “put his own life at risk,” police have said.’
The Independent, 7th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Hundreds of thousands of dog owners risk being fined for failing to microchip their pets, as a new law comes into force making it compulsory.’
The Guardian, 6th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The police are turning a blind eye to law-breaking cyclists, traffic lawyer Nick Freeman – who calls himself Mr Loophole – has claimed after new statistics showed a sharp fall in the number of police penalties handed to cyclists.’
The Guardian, 1st April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘This week, the mosaic shrine adorning the wall outside Stockwell underground station once again became the focal point for difficult questions surrounding the police response the terrorist attacks of 2005.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st April 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The UK was right not to charge any police officers over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, an electrician who they thought was a suicide bomber, in 2005.’
The Independent, 30th March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A ruling on whether British police officers should have been charged for the fatal shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes at a London tube station in 2005 is to be delivered by the European court of human rights on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A family lawyer who failed to record cash payments from clients has been fined £2,000 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
Legal Futures, 29th March 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Sentencing Council has published a revised guideline for judges and magistrates on the sentencing of dangerous dog offences. The new guideline, which has been issued following a public consultation, will come into effect on 1 July 2016.’
Sentencing Council, 17th March 2016
‘Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has been warned he could be in contempt of Parliament if he continues to refuse to appear in front of a committee of MPs. It sounds serious – but what could actually happen to him?’
BBC News, 16th March 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A London MP, David Lammy, has been hit with a £5,000 monetary penalty by the Information Commissioner’s Office after he instigated the making of 35,629 calls over two days.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th March 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A new law aimed at protecting children from health risks of adults smoking in cars has turned into a farce after it emerged that Britain’s largest police force has not prosecuted a single driver.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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