E-scooter rider banned from roads for drink-driving in York – BBC News
‘A man has been banned from driving after admitting riding an e-scooter while over the legal alcohol limit.’
BBC News, 10th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fines
Drivers could be fined £1,000 for letting ambulance pass – how to avoid it – The Independent
‘Drivers are being warned they face a £1,000 fine if they break the Highway Code when allowing an ambulance to pass them on the road.’
The Independent, 4th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The school fines lottery for parents with absent children – BBC News
‘Parents in England whose children miss school face harsher penalties depending on where they live, a BBC Panorama investigation has found.’
BBC News, 30th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Betfred fined almost £2.9m over gambling safety check failings – The Guardian
‘The bookmaker Betfred has been fined nearly £2.9m for failings in its social responsibility and money-laundering controls, after accepting tens of thousands of pounds from gamblers without performing adequate safety checks.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
SRA fines firm with “failing” anti-money laundering controls – Legal Futures
‘A law firm with a “failing” anti-money laundering (AML) control environment, leading to multiple rule breaches, has been fined £2,000 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
Legal Futures, 27th September 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
TikTok may be fined £27m for failing to protect children – BBC News
‘TikTok could face a £27m fine for failing to protect children’s privacy when they’re using the platform.’
BBC News, 26th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Borough council prosecution secures £200k fine after metal object found in Krispy Kreme doughnut – Local Government Lawyer
‘Melton Borough Council has prosecuted Krispy Kreme UK for three offences of food hygiene and safety after a sharp piece of metal was found in a doughnut.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Fine for Apley fly-tipper linked to Amazon package – BBC News
‘A resident has been given a £400 fly-tipping fine after an empty Amazon package found among dumped rubbish was traced back to them.’
BBC News, 19th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Black people in England and Wales twice as likely to be fined for breaking lockdown rules – The Guardian
‘Black and Asian people were more likely than white people to be given fines for breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules, police figures for England and Wales suggest.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Entain to pay £17m for failing on rules to make gambling safer and crime free – The Guardian
‘Entain, the gambling firm behind Ladbrokes and Coral, could lose its licence to operate in the UK after it was told to pay a record £17m settlement over its inaction as individual customers spent hundreds of thousands of pounds.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Sarah Everard vigil protester sues Met police after conviction – The Guardian
‘A woman who was arrested and charged after attending the vigil for Sarah Everard in Clapham last year has launched civil proceedings against the Metropolitan police.’
The Guardian, 16th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Reading man fined over racist Euro 2020 Facebook post – BBC News
‘A man who created a racist Facebook post about the England footballers who missed penalties at Euro 2020 has been given a suspended prison sentence.’
BBC News, 15th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Compare The Market ruling ‘not green light’ for price restriction clauses – OUT-LAW.com
‘A recent UK ruling does not mean that clauses in contracts that place restrictions on the price suppliers can offer products or services on other sales channels beyond their own are acceptable under competition law, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th August 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Fine for partners over years of multiple accounts rules breaches – Legal Futures
‘Two partners at a former London firm have been fined a total of £25,000 for an improper transfer of a client’s funds and allowing more than 1,700 matters to go stale, among other accounts rules breaches.’
Legal Futures, 12th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Landlord ordered to pay £40k in fine and costs for breaches of property licensing conditions – Local Government Lawyer
‘A London landlord who repeatedly failed to comply with licensing regulations, including refusal to provide a kitchen for a tenant, has been ordered to pay £40,000 in fine and costs.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th August 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
PwC fined nearly £1.8m over BT fraud audit failures – The Guardian
‘PwC has been fined almost £1.8m for failing to properly scrutinise the accounts of telecoms company BT after a £500m accounting fraud had been uncovered at its Italian operation.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Police racial bias played role in UK Covid fines regime, says report – The Guardian
‘Bias in policing at least partly explains why minority ethnic people were more likely to receive fines for Covid breaches than their white counterparts, research says.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tommy Robinson fined £900 for contempt of court – The Independent
‘Tommy Robinson has been fined £900 for failing to turn up at a High Court hearing to be questioned about his finances.’
The Independent, 1st August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lambeth: £22m in low-traffic fines an abuse of power, say campaigners – BBC News
‘A London council has been accused of an “abuse of power” by campaigners after it issued almost £22m in low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) fines in a year.’
BBC News, 11th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
