Harrison Ballantyne: WH Malcolm Limited fined £6.5m over death – BBC News
‘A company has been fined £6.5m after an 11-year-old boy was electrocuted at a rail depot, a regulator said.’
BBC News, 1st August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fines
Drug firm fined for huge price rise that hit NHS – BBC News
‘A drug company that increased the price of a crucial thyroid remedy more than 10-fold has prompted fines of more than £100m by the competition watchdog.’
BBC News, 29th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nationality and Borders Bill: risking Britain’s reputation? – 5SAH
‘The Law Society has warned the new Nationality and Borders Bill risks jeopardising Britain’s “global reputation for justice”.’
5SAH, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.5sah.co.uk
Vue cinema chain fined £750,000 over seat crush death – BBC News
‘The Vue cinema chain has been fined £750,000 for safety breaches which led to the death of a man who became trapped under a chair.’
BBC News, 20th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Southern Water fined record £90m for dumping raw sewage – BBC News
‘Southern Water has been fined a record £90m for deliberately dumping billions of litres of raw sewage into the sea. The company admitted 6,971 illegal spills from 17 sites in Hampshire, Kent and West Sussex between 2010 and 2015.’
BBC news, 10th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
One third of convicted sex offenders across England and Wales avoid prison – The Guardian
‘Ministers are facing demands to explain why thousands of convicted sexual offenders across England and Wales have avoided prison. An Observer investigation found that adults convicted of sexually assaulting children under 13, or of engaging in sexual activity with underage teenagers, are among those who have not been jailed.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Banning Order? Simples – Nearly Legal
“LB Camden v 1) Simple Properties Management Ltd 2) Mr MIguel Cabeo Cespedes. A banning order! One of – if we are being honest – far too few to date (even taking into account the time lag for relevant offences, prosecutions and applications). But one that can be heartily celebrated as thoroughly deserved, featuring as it does Simple Properties Management Ltd and its sole director, Miguel Cabeo Cespedes. We have come across SPM a few times in the past, as will become apparent, and sometimes it is a pleasure to see such acquaintances get their just deserts.”
Nearly Legal, 26th May 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Food brands challenge deforestation rules in UK environment bill – The Guardian
‘Trade associations representing leading food suppliers have questioned the need for new regulations to protect forests overseas, which will come before parliament in the environment bill on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 25th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Universities could face fines over free speech breaches – BBC News
‘Universities in England could face fines under new legislation if they fail to protect free speech on campus.’
BBC News, 12th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Environment lawyer fined £5k for contempt in Heathrow case – The Guardian
‘Environmental lawyer Tim Crosland has been fined £5,000 for criminal contempt of court after deliberately making public a supreme court ruling related to Heathrow airport before the result was officially announced. The judges could have jailed him for two years.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Netflix star fined £3,000 for abusing BA staff on flight and ranting: ‘Look up who my mum is’ – The Independent
‘A Netflix reality TV star and son of a former attorney general has been fined nearly £3,000 for being abusive to staff on a flight and refusing to wear a mask.’
The Independent, 2nd May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lockdown fines: Fixed penalty notices should all be reviewed – MPs – BBC News
‘All fixed penalty notices for Covid lockdown breaches, which can be as high as £10,000, should be reviewed – according to a parliamentary committee.’
BBC News, 27th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law firm takes up case of nurse fined £10,000 for 1% pay protest – The Guardian
‘One of the UK’s biggest police forces is refusing to back down after being accused of wrongly issuing a £10,000 fine to a nurse who was protesting over the government’s 1% pay rise for NHS workers, reigniting concern over new powers to inhibit protest.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tesco fined £7.56m for selling out-of-date food in Birmingham – BBC News
‘Tesco has been fined £7.56m for selling out-of-date food at three stores in Birmingham.’
BBC News, 19th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Very large organisations could see fines for health and safety offences double – OUT-LAW.com
‘Very large organisations may see fines for health and safety breaches doubled, according to the Court of Appeal in England and Wales. There remains, however, no clear judicial guidance on what the threshold for “very large” looks like in practice.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th April 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
