Slough firm Duco International fined over worker death – BBC News
“A firm which admitted safety failures over the death of a worker at its Slough factory has been fined £200,000.”
BBC News, 9th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fines
Shooting company fined over damage to Farndale – BBC News
“A field sports company has been fined £40,000 after damaging part of the North York Moors National Park.”
BBC News, 9th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cambridge footballer Jordan Patrick fined for racist abuse – BBC News
“Cambridge United player Jordan Patrick has been fined £750 for racially abusing a taxi driver and threatening a policeman in a drunken outburst.”
BBC News, 8th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Driver spotted using two mobile phones is banned – BBC News
“A man spotted using two mobile phones while behind the wheel of his car has been banned from driving for 12 months.”
BBC News, 15th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Companies that fall below card payment standards risk being fined, ICO says – OUT-LAW.com
“Businesses that fall short of set standards for ensuring the security of credit card data could be fined, the UK’s data protection watchdog said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
OFT issues fines to companies that exchanged dairy price information – OUT-LAW.com
“Supermarkets that collaborated in attempting to drive the cost of dairy products up after exchanging price information have been fined by the UK’s competition regulator.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Cracking down on youth offenders will mean they commit more crimes to pay the fines, claim probation officers – The Observer
“Prison numbers and crime rates will rise as a result of government attempts to curb youth crime, according to Napo, the union representing Britain’s probation workers.Napo claims late amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and the Punishment of Offenders bill, introduced in response to coalition concerns that it was seen to be going ‘soft on crime’, will backfire. The bill proposes a 10-fold increase in the fine for an individual who breaches a youth rehabilitation order, from the current £250 to £2,500.”
The Observer, 7th August 2011
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Solicitors fined £20,000 for sending intimidating letters – Law Society’s Gazette
“Two London solicitors have been fined and suspended for three months by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for sending intimidating letters accusing people of illegal filesharing.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd August 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Companies fined after man dragged through machine – BBC News
“Two companies have been fined a total of £75,000 after a man was dragged through a 5in (13cm) gap in machinery.”
BBC News, 27th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
British Gas fined £2.5m over complaint handling – BBC News
“British Gas has been fined £2.5m by the regulator Ofgem for the way in which it deals with customer complaints.”
BBC News, 27th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Insurance broker Willis fined £7m by FSA – The Guardian
“Willis Limited carpeted by the Financial Services Authority for failing sufficiently to monitor payments to overseas third parties.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Macmillan Publishers ordered to pay £11.3m – BBC News
“Macmillan Publishers has been ordered to pay £11.3m for ‘unlawful conduct’ related to its education division in East and West Africa.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Newspapers pay high price for ‘accidental’ contempt of court – The Guardian
“How much does it cost a newspaper to commit an ‘accidental’ contempt of court on its website? The answer from the high court on Tuesday – a good day to bury bad media news, one might think – is £15,000, plus nearly the same again in prosecution legal fees.”
The Guardian, 20th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Wigton firm Innovia Films fined £90,000 after fireball – BBC News
“A packaging firm has been fined £90,000 after two workers were seriously injured in a fireball at a factory in Cumbria.”
BBC News, 18th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ogmore illegal shock collar dog owner gets £2,000 fine – BBC News
“A dog owner has been fined £2,000 after becoming the first to be prosecuted in Britain for using an illegal electric shock collar.”
BBC News, 18th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Top judge warns over rise in out of court penalties – Daily Telegraph
“The Lord Chief Justice yesterday attacked the ‘widespread’ use of out of court penalties amid fears one in three are being inappropriately handed out.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
McDonald’s litter costs Newport man £800 – BBC News
“A man must pay over £800 after ignoring a fine for throwing rubbish at a McDonald’s car park in Carmarthenshire.”
BBC News, 28th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Southport firm fined after man lost finger in saw – BBC News
“A shopfitting firm on Merseyside has been fined after one of its workers had his finger severed by a rotating saw.”
BBC News, 15th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Maximum penalty increased for telecoms companies that do not share network data with Ofcom – OUT-LAW.com
“Ofcom can fine telecoms companies up to £2m for failing to hand over information about their networks, the media regulator has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Man fined for illegally accessing personal data – OUT-LAW.com
“A UK court has fined a man more than £2,000 for illegally obtaining health patients’ personal data, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
