Sweet firm fined over worker crushed to death – BBC News
“A sweet firm has been fined £300,000 after an employee was crushed to death in one of its machines.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fines
Fish fraud in Cotswolds lands chippy with fine – BBC News
“A fish and chip shop owner has been fined after his business passed a cheaper fish off as cod.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Privacy watchdog can issue £500,000 fines from 6 April – OUT-LAW.com
“Privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will have the power to fine organisations for serious data protection breaches from Tuesday, 6th April. Organisations could receive fines of up to £500,000 under the new powers.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st April 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Auctioneer fined for selling chest of drawers containing birds’ eggs – Daily Telegraph
“An auctioneer has been fined £1,000 and left with a criminal record for trying to sell a chest of drawers containing 100-year-old birds’ eggs.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pet shop owner fined £1,000 for selling goldfish to teenager – The Guardian
“Woman put under home curfew after undercover ‘sting’, court told.”
The Guardian, 31st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Royal Bank of Scotland fined £28.6m for breaching competition law – The Guardian
“Royal Bank of Scotland has been fined £28.6m for breaching competition law after sharing confidential details about the pricing of its commercial loans with rival staff at Barclays.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man fined over Facebook insult to ex-girlfriend – Daily Telegraph
“A man has been ordered to pay £165 for calling his ex-girlfriend an offensive name on Facebook, in one of the first cases of its kind.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pete Doherty given 12 month driving ban – Daily Telegraph
“Pete Doherty was given a 12-month driving ban and fined £500 today after he admitted allowing his manager to use his Daimler without insurance.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Devon firm fined for River Lowman fish-death pollution – BBC News
“A Devon toiletries company has been fined £8,000 after admitted polluting a river in an incident which killed about 1,000 fish.”
BBC News, 10th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-landlord jailed over smoking ban at Bolton pubs – BBC News
“A former pub landlord who is thought to be the first person in the UK to be jailed after flouting the smoking ban is ‘devastated’, his wife says.”
BBC News, 27th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FSA promises tougher line on change of control breaches – OUT-LAW.com
“A billion-pound property fund was fined £1,000 this week for breaching takeover rules. But a change in the law means similar offences in future could attract unlimited penalties.”
OUT-LAW.com, 18th February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Reckitt could face £775m fine over Gaviscon ‘abuse of position’ – The Times
“The maker of Gaviscon indigestion medicine is alleged to have removed one version of the drug from NHS lists to encourage doctors to prescribe a more expensive variety. The Office of Fair Trading said yesterday that Reckitt Benckiser had abused its bestselling position in the market for supplying heartburn medicines to the NHS.”
The Times, 24th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Tesco fined over mice in aisles at Suffolk store – BBC News
“Tesco has been ordered to pay £74,000 in fines and costs after mice were seen between the aisles of a Suffolk store.”
BBC News, 23rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FSA issues record fine for insider trading – BBC News
“The City watchdog, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has issued the largest fine in its history against an individual for insider trading.”
BBC News, 16th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Waffle company fined £1,750 after worker’s fall – BBC News
“A company has been fined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a worker fell 4ft (1.2m) at its factory.”
BBC News, 15th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Football fans banned after FA Cup derby violence – BBC News
“Four fans have been given football banning orders following the violence in Southampton after the FA Cup tie against rivals Portsmouth.”
BBC News, 15th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bodies subjected to ICO audit will escape immediate fines – OUT-LAW.com
“Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that it will not use new powers to fine organisations for data protection law breaches if those breaches are discovered as part of one of its audits.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Fine of £35,000 for Lincolnshire plant in arm crushing – BBC News
“A food manufacturing company has been fined £35,000 after an employee’s arm was crushed in machinery at a Lincolnshire plant.”
BBC News, 11th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Musician Pete Doherty fined for taking heroin to court – BBC News
“Musician Pete Doherty has been fined for taking 13 wraps of heroin to court in his coat pocket.”
BBC News, 27th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
