Libor scandal: RBS fined £390m – BBC News
“Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been fined £390m ($610m) by UK and US authorities for its part in the Libor rate-fixing scandal.”
BBC News, 6th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fines
Trials collapsing thanks to ‘shambolic’ privatisation of translation services – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Google faces legal action over alleged secret iPhone tracking – The Guardian
“Google is facing a fresh privacy battle in the UK over its alleged secret tracking of the internet habits of millions of iPhone users.”
The Guardian, 27th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sony fined £250,000 over PlayStation hack – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ched Evans rape case: Tenth person fined for naming victim – BBC News
“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.”
BBC News, 21st January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Almost £2 billion in court fines and confiscation orders remain unpaid – Daily Telegraph
“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.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
RBS awaits hefty fines for Libor rigging – The Guardian
“Stephen Hester lays groundwork for penalties expected to be £500m or more.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mainetti UK ordered to pay £81,600 over conveyor worker’s injuries – BBC News
“A firm has been ordered to pay £81,600 after a worker was injured when her hair and scarf became tangled in machinery.”
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
“‘Penniless’ businessman goes from party to party quaffing champagne, court is told.”
The Independent, 16th January 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Luciana Berger MP abuse: Philip Hayes fined for anti-Semitic remarks – BBC News
“A Merseyside music promoter who admitted making anti-Semitic remarks to a Jewish MP has been fined £120.”
BBC News, 9th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Unfair’ supermarkets could face hefty fines under new watchdog – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 4th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
ICO serves first fines for unlawful spam text messages by marketing firm – OUT-LAW.com
“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.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Spam text message pair are fined £440,000 – BBC News
“Two men who sent millions of spam text messages have been fined £440,000 as the authorities step up the fight against the trade.”
BBC News, 28th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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.”
The Guardian, 26th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UBS fined £30m over rogue trader – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Wildlife park run by TV presenter and husband fined £70,000 – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More criminals to escape courts under new police commissioners, magistrates warn – Daily Telegraph
“More offenders will be ‘let off’ with cautions and fines following the introduction of police and crime commissioners, magistrates fear.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Matthew Freud banned for driving at 117mph with son – BBC News
“PR guru Matthew Freud has been banned from driving after being caught at 117mph (188km/h) with his young son asleep in the front of the car.”
BBC News, 15th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPP faces £33.4m bill for fines and compensation after FSA investigation – The Guardian
“The identity theft and credit card insurance company CPP faces a £33.4m bill to pay fines and compensation to customers following the conclusion of a long-running investigation by the Financial Services Authority.”
The Guardian, 15th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police play judge and jury in too many cases, say magistrates – Daily Telegraph
“Police have become judge and jury dispensing inappropriate summary justice on the streets, the country’s leading magistrates have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
