Judge who jumped red light ‘wasted court resources’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 13th, 2013 in costs, fines, judges, news, road traffic offences by sally

“[The defendent] was caught racing through a Central London junction at more than double the speed limit but then spent almost a year trying to get the charge thrown out.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th February 2013

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Chimney sweep Philip Jones fined £5,000 over Derwyn Rees’s death – BBC News

Posted February 12th, 2013 in fines, health & safety, news, unlawful killing by tracey

“A sweep who did not remove a bird’s nest blocking a chimney flue has been fined £5,000 over the death of an ex-miner from carbon monoxide poisoning.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2013

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£23m of parking fines ‘may have been unlawful’ – BBC News

Posted February 11th, 2013 in appeals, fines, local government, news, parking, time limits by sally

“Almost 350,000 parking fines – totalling an estimated £23m – may have been unlawfully issued to motorists in London, a BBC investigation has found.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2013

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All dogs in England to be microchipped by 2016 – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2013 in dogs, electronic monitoring, fines, news by sally

“All dogs in England will, from April 2016, have to be microchipped as part of a government attempt to cut the number of strays and make pet owners more responsible for their animals.”

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The Guardian, 6th February 2013

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Libor scandal: RBS fined £390m – BBC News

Posted February 6th, 2013 in banking, fines, interest, news, professional conduct by sally

“Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been fined £390m ($610m) by UK and US authorities for its part in the Libor rate-fixing scandal.”

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BBC News, 6th February 2013

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Trials collapsing thanks to ‘shambolic’ privatisation of translation services – The Guardian

Posted February 6th, 2013 in fines, inquiries, interpreters, Ministry of Justice, news, trials by sally

“The privatisation of court interpreting services has been ‘shambolic’, MPs warn saying it has caused more trials to collapse and suspects to be remanded unnecessarily in custody.”

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The Guardian, 6th February 2013

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Google faces legal action over alleged secret iPhone tracking – The Guardian

Posted January 28th, 2013 in compensation, computer crime, fines, internet, news, privacy, telecommunications, trespass by sally

“Google is facing a fresh privacy battle in the UK over its alleged secret tracking of the internet habits of millions of iPhone users.”

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The Guardian, 27th January 2013

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Sony fined £250,000 over PlayStation hack – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2013 in computer crime, data protection, fines, news by sally

“Sony Computer Entertainment has been fined a record £250,000 by the data protection watchdog after the personal details of millions of gamers – including passwords and credit card numbers – were leaked online.”

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The Guardian, 24th January 2013

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Ched Evans rape case: Tenth person fined for naming victim – BBC News

Posted January 21st, 2013 in anonymity, compensation, costs, disclosure, fines, news, rape, sentencing, victims by sally

“A woman who named a woman raped by Wales and Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans has been told to pay more than £1,600 in fines, costs and compensation.”

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BBC News, 21st January 2013

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Almost £2 billion in court fines and confiscation orders remain unpaid – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 21st, 2013 in assets recovery, confiscation, courts, debts, fines, news by sally

“Nearly £2 billion in court fines and confiscation orders remain unpaid, official figures show, as the Government admitted it needed to do more to tackle the debt.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2013

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RBS awaits hefty fines for Libor rigging – The Guardian

Posted January 21st, 2013 in banking, financial services ombudsman, fines, hedge funds, interest, news by sally

“Stephen Hester lays groundwork for penalties expected to be £500m or more.”

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The Guardian, 20th January 2013

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Mainetti UK ordered to pay £81,600 over conveyor worker’s injuries – BBC News

Posted January 17th, 2013 in accidents, costs, fines, health & safety, news by sally

“A firm has been ordered to pay £81,600 after a worker was injured when her hair and scarf became tangled in machinery.”

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BBC News, 17th January 2013

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Property tycoon is jailed for contempt in divorce row over his ‘missing’ £400m fortune – The Independent

Posted January 17th, 2013 in contempt of court, detention, divorce, fines, news by sally

“‘Penniless’ businessman goes from party to party quaffing champagne, court is told.”

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The Independent, 16th January 2013

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Luciana Berger MP abuse: Philip Hayes fined for anti-Semitic remarks – BBC News

Posted January 10th, 2013 in fines, news, public order, racism by sally

“A Merseyside music promoter who admitted making anti-Semitic remarks to a Jewish MP has been fined £120.”

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BBC News, 9th January 2013

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‘Unfair’ supermarkets could face hefty fines under new watchdog – The Guardian

Posted December 5th, 2012 in competition, consumer protection, fines, news, unfair commercial practices by sally

“Large UK supermarkets which abuse their power in the marketplace and treat suppliers ‘unfairly’ could be fined by a new watchdog under changes announced by the Department for Business.”

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The Guardian, 4th December 2012

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ICO serves first fines for unlawful spam text messages by marketing firm – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 30th, 2012 in data protection, fines, news, privacy, telecommunications by tracey

“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two owners of a marketing firm a total of £440,000 after it said the company had sent out ‘millions of unlawful spam texts’ in the last three years.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th November 2012

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Spam text message pair are fined £440,000 – BBC News

Posted November 28th, 2012 in claims management, fines, news, ombudsmen, telecommunications by sally

“Two men who sent millions of spam text messages have been fined £440,000 as the authorities step up the fight against the trade.”

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BBC News, 28th November 2012

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PCC chair says he has widespread media backing for self-regulation plan – The Guardian

“The head of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), Lord Hunt, has said there is widespread agreement within the media for a proposed new self-regulation body he is arguing should be introduced in the wake of the Leveson report into press standards, which is published on Thursday.”

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The Guardian, 26th December 2012

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UBS fined £30m over rogue trader – The Guardian

Posted November 26th, 2012 in banking, financial regulation, fines, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“UBS has been fined £30m by the UK’s Financial Services Authority – and could see its investment banking activities hampered by the Swiss regulator – after the former trader Kweku Adoboli was jailed for fraud.”

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The Guardian, 26th November 2012

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Wildlife park run by TV presenter and husband fined £70,000 – The Guardian

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in animals, fines, health & safety, news by tracey

“A wildlife park run by TV presenter Anna Ryder Richardson and her husband has been fined £70,000 for health and safety breaches. Colin MacDougall, 46, the interior designer’s husband, was fined a further £4,000 for two identical breaches.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2012

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