Aberthaw Power Station death companies fined £450,000 – BBC News
“Two companies have been fined a total of £450,000 after a maintenance worker fell to his death at a power station.”
BBC News, 3rd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fines
Muslim fanatic fined £100 for ‘gay free zone’ stickers – Daily Telegraph
“A Muslim fanatic who posted homophobic stickers declaring London’s East End a ‘gay free zone’ has been fined £100.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hospitals face £665,000 fines for putting men and women on same wards – Daily Telegraph
“Hospitals will be fined £665,000 for leaving men and women in the same wards as a tough new regime comes into force.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Velcourt fined after farm worker electrocuted – BBC News
“A firm has been fined £125,000 after admitting responsibility for the death of a man working on a Wiltshire farm.”
BBC News, 17th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£3m fine for Potters Bar rail crash – The Independent
“Rail infrastructure company Network Rail (NR) was fined £3 million today for safety failings over the 2002 Potters Bar train crash which claimed seven lives.”
The Independent, 13th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Burglar fined 1p for breaking into artists’ workshop – Daily Telegraph
“A convicted burglar who broke into an artists’ workshop has been fined just 1p after a deal was agreed with the prosecution.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
ACS:Law fined over data breach – BBC News
“Andrew Crossley, the controversial solicitor who made money by accusing computer users of illegal file sharing, has been fined £1,000.”
BBC News, 11th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Network Rail to face Potters Bar crash fine – The Independent
“Rail infrastructure company Network Rail (NR) faces a fine when it is sentenced in court tomorrow for safety failings over the 2002 Potters Bar train crash.”
The Independent, 11th May 2011
Source: : www.independent.co.uk
Skateboarding dog owner fined £80 – Daily Telegraph
“The owner of a skateboarding dog has been fined £80 and threatened with legal action for not keeping his Lakeland terrier on a lead.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
On-the-spot £100 fines for dangerous drivers – The Independent
“Police will be able to hand out on-the-spot fines for careless driving under a new strategy being launched to to make Britain’s roads safer.”
The Independent, 11th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Information commissioner criticised over ACS:Law fine – The Guardian
“Privacy campaigners have accused the information commissioner of a ‘monumental error of judgment’ for fining a London-based lawyer just £1,000 rather than £200,000 because his company, ACS:Law, had ceased trading.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Penhallow Hotel owners fined £80k for safety breaches – BBC News
“The owners of a Cornish hotel destroyed by fire have been fined £80,000 and ordered to pay £62,000 costs for failing to meet fire safety standards.”
BBC News, 4th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Information Commissioner gets new powers to fine for spam emails – OUT-LAW.com
“Organisations that make unwanted marketing phone calls or send spam emails to consumers could face fines of up to £500,000, the Government has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th May 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Council rubbish bin collection fines to be scrapped – BBC News
“Fines for residents who break the rules on rubbish collections in England are to be scrapped.”
BBC News, 10th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sibsey poultry farm Moy Park fined for chicken smells – BBC News
“A Lincolnshire poultry farm has been fined for allowing ‘nauseating’ smells to affect nearby residents.”
BBC News, 24th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court overturns Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal fines – Law Society’s Gazette
“The High Court last week criticised the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for the lack of published guidance on the sanctions it can impose, as it overturned fines levied on four partners at a Merseyside firm.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th March 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Commons to hear of Buckingham girl killed by cyclist – BBC News
“The parents of a Buckingham girl who was killed by a cyclist will be in the House of Commons later as their fight to change the law continues.”
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BBC News, 22nd March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Calsonic Kansei fined £400,000 over forklift death – BBC News
“A car components factory has been fined £400,000 after the death of a worker who was struck by a forklift truck.”
BBC News, 18th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Britain fends off threat of £300m fine over London air pollution – The Guardian
“The government has fended off the threat of £300m in fines over air pollution in London after the European commission put on hold infringement proceedings by granting the UK a time extension to meet a key air quality directive, subject to an emergency action plan.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Firm fined after women hurt by St Neots Christmas decorations – BBC News
“A building firm has admitted liability for the collapse of Christmas lights in a Cambridgeshire town which injured two women and narrowly missed a baby.”
BBC News, 1oth March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
