‘A landlord who made almost £27,000 a year by cramming 12 tenants into a property meant for five – with some sleeping in storerooms – has been fined £30,000 after pleading guilty to overcrowding.’
The Guardian, 4th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Major companies convicted of corporate manslaughter will face fines of up to £20m under new sentencing guidelines.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The revelations emerging about a major cyber attack on telecoms and broadband supplier TalkTalk are every CIO’s worst nightmare. But hard-working companies that are doing their best to stay ahead of the hackers shouldn’t be criticised, should they?’
Technology Law Update, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Government proposals to legally require landlords to check the immigration status of their tenants risk a serious breach of human rights, an official watchdog has warned.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A law banning smoking in vehicles carrying children has come into force in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 1st October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nigel Allcoat said he had performed a humanitarian act in order to prevent reoffending and that his treatment ‘beggared belief’.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The partner of a cyclist killed by a drink-driver is being prosecuted after her son missed a number of days at school following the death.’
BBC News, 28th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The owners of a kebab shop which sold food contaminated with human faeces have been ordered to pay compensation to customers who became ill. A rare strain of E. coli – only the second outbreak of its kind in Europe – was found at The Khyber Pass in Nottingham in June 2014. In August, owners Mohammad Abdul Basit and Amjad Bhatti pleaded guilty to breaching food hygiene regulations.’
BBC News, 23rd September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Cold Call Elimination Ltd telephones people to try to sell blocking service and device to stop nuisance calls – the same type of calls it was making itself’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Christopher Johnson, 46, admits simulating a sexual act with a slide in Coventry and is handed a three-year community order.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A bar has been fined £100,000 after a teenager had her stomach removed after drinking a smoking liquid nitrogen cocktail handed to her for free.’
The Independent, 17th September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A local authority has been ordered to pay more than £200,000 after a man died when his car drove into a horizontal swing barrier gate to a car park at a sports ground.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th September 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A drone enthusiast has been fined and banned from pursuing his hobby after he was convicted of flying remote control aircraft over and around Premier League football stadiums, parliament and Buckingham Palace.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Britain’s top charities have pledged support for proposed tough new rules aimed at preventing the use of aggressive fundraising techniques to target vulnerable and elderly donors after a series of scandals over the summer.’
The Guardian, 6th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The owners of a dog which barked 43 times a minute for 20 minutes have been fined.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A ban on “unsafe lorries” in London, introduced as part of efforts to protect cyclists, has come into force.’
BBC News, 1st September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Employers who fail to pay the new “national living wage” face increased fines under a crackdown on non-compliance announced by David Cameron.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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