‘Barclays and Credit Suisse paid huge fines in the US to settle misconduct allegations over the operation of their dark pool share trading exchanges. The City watchdog says the UK market is different, but it still wants banks to do better.’
The Independent, 21st July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A construction firm based in north London has been fined £550,000 for corporate manslaughter offences, in the first sentencing since new guidelines were introduced in February.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A lorry driver accused of bringing illegal immigrants into the UK in his trailer has had a £10,000 fine overturned by the Home Office.’
BBC News, 19th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Fines imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the first half of 2016 have fallen to £7.2m – less than 1% of the figure of a year before.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A council has been told it can apply to challenge a High Court decision which ruled in favour of a father who took his daughter on holiday in term time.’
BBC News, 30th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Companies should receive substantial discounts on fines if they enter into deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) after uncovering and self-reporting corruption offences, according to one of the UK’s most senior judges.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th June 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘An artificial-intelligence lawyer chatbot has successfully contested 160,000 parking tickets across London and New York for free, showing that chatbots can actually be useful.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police are choosing not to enforce a new law protecting children from people smoking in cars, figures suggest.’
BBC News, 29th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A retired company director has paid £4,500 in costs after being reprimanded by a judge for vandalising his own mother’s gravestone with a hammer.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Cold call kings behind millions of nuisance calls are getting away with it because the Government has refused to hold them personally liable, the departing Information Commissioner has told The Telegraph. Christopher Graham, in his final interview before stepping down, said he had repeatedly pressed ministers to give him the power to pursue the directors of cold-calling companies – but his pleas had been ignored.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An adult social care provider has been fined £190,000 after being prosecuted by the Care Quality Commission for failing in its duty to provide safe care and treatment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A zoo where a keeper was mauled to death by a tiger has been fined for health and safety breaches.’
BBC News, 10th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A court decision not to fine a father who took his daughter on an unauthorised term-time holiday is set to be challenged.’
BBC News, 9th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The man who defeated Isle of Wight Council in a high-profile court battle over the enforcement of a fine imposed for taking his daughter to Florida during term time has unveiled plans to take forward group litigation.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A police force in Wales has been hit with a £150,000 monetary penalty notice after an officer inadvertently sent an email, containing information that could be used to identify eight sex offenders, to a member of the public.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has opened a second front in its campaign for full separation from the Law Society by appealing to the Treasury to intervene over the issue of money laundering.’
Legal Futures, 7th June 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The UK’s competition watchdog could be given new powers to fine businesses that breach the formal commitments or undertakings they give to bring a competition investigation to a close under plans put forward by the government.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘On-the-spot fines of up to £5,000 could be handed out to careless motorists who drive too close to cyclists, under new government proposals.’
The Independent, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An 800-year-old dress code banning women from taking off their hats may finally be overturned later in Norfolk. But what other old-fashioned, or just plain strange, rules are in place around England?’
BBC News, 31st May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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