“Royal Bank of Scotland has been fined £5.6m by British regulators after it was found to have incorrectly reported or altogether forgotten to disclose details of more than a third of the trades handled by its investment banking arm.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who sprayed water in the face of his neighbour as she trimmed a Leylandii hedge has had a conviction of battery overturned on appeal after a judge ruled it was an accident.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The first prosecution for ‘tombstoning’ could be brought against a man accused of jumping from a 30ft bridge.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The new press watchdog proposed by the country’s largest newspaper and magazine publishers has “a profound lack of any functional or meaningful independence from the industry”, a trust associated with Hacked Off claims.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“High Street insurer Swinton has been fined over £7 million for its ‘aggressive’ mis-selling of monthly add-on insurance policies to telephone customers, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“One of the UK’s largest insurance companies, Swinton, has been fined £7.38m for mis-selling policies.”
BBC News, 16th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A scrap metal dealer from Newport is believed to be the first in the UK to be prosecuted for not checking sellers’ ID under new laws introduced in March.”
BBC News, 16th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An NHS body has been issued with a £200,000 fine for failing to ensure that sensitive medical information about thousands of patients were deleted from old computers that were sold online.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Rogue firms employing illegal immigrants face new £20,000 penalty per illegal worker.”
Home Office, 9th July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
“A new self-regulator for the press with ‘very real teeth’ could be established within three or four months to break the political impasse over royal charters, according to a Trinity Mirror executive involved with the project.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“As the Information Commissioner’s Office fines Tameside Energy Services £45,000 for unwanted calls, it demands a simplification of the rules around punishment.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Private landlords will be required to check the immigration status of new tenants under government proposals being launched in a consultation today.”
Home Office,3rd July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
“Private landlords face fines of up to £3,000 if they fail to inspect tenants’ passports and other identity documents to establish that they are not illegal immigrants.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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“A firm which deals with complaints for Phones 4U has been fined £2.8m for wide-ranging failures in dealing with gripes about mobile insurance policies.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Hospital and care home managers who allow neglect and abuse to take place on their watch could face criminal prosecution and unlimited fines under new Government plans designed to restore trust in the health service after a series of high profile NHS scandals.”
The Independent, 4th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned public sector bodies that they face being fined for breaching data protection laws if they disclose “hidden” personal information in their responses to freedom of information (FOI) requests.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“An investigation by the home affairs select committee into the standards of police leadership in England and Wales, after a series of scandals involving the most senior officers, found a patchwork of training, standards and accountability countrywide.”
The Guardian, 1st July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A restaurant and hotel firm has been fined £15,000 after a window cleaner was
filmed balancing precariously on a ledge outside one of its buildings.”
BBC News, 28th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Tough proposed sentencing guidelines will inform the level of financial penalties set by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) under new deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs), an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Millions of people should now receive better protection from their mobile phone insurance after an investigation by the main City regulator uncovered examples of ‘unfair’ terms, poor product design and inadequate complaints handling.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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