“TalkTalk, the second largest internet service provider in the UK, has threatened to launch legal action if business secretary Peter Mandelson follows through with his plan to cut off persistent illegal filesharers’ internet connections.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, warned internet users today that the days of ‘consequence-free’ illegal filesharing are over as he unveiled the government’s plan for cracking down on online piracy.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“UK internet users will not be disconnected from the internet for illegal file sharing without a court’s involvement, a Government minister has pledged. Culture minister Ben Bradshaw has told MPs that there would be a ‘strict’ process involving the courts.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th October 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Government has outlined its plans to jail people convicted of trading illegally in personal data or knowingly or recklessly disclosing it. Under the plans the jail terms would be introduced next April.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th October 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“A planned extension of on the spot fines has been scrapped in a Government about turn amid concerns that criminals are escaping with financial penalties instead of being dealth with by the courts.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An interest rate of 15% agreed in a contract between two companies was not a penalty and was justified, the Court of Appeal has said. The interest, which had been ruled unlawful, can be charged, said the Court.”
OUT-Law.com, 30th July 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has made a statement announcing revised operational guidance for police on the issuing of penalty notices for disorder for retail crime and criminal damage.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
R v Gore; R v Maher [2009] EWCA Crim 1424; [2009] WLR (D) 240
“The issue of a fixed penalty notice asserting one offence did not relieve the recipient of any possible further proceedings if and when it became apparent that a more serious offence had in fact been committed in the course of the same incident.”
WLR Daily, 15th July 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Thousands more motorists will lose their licences under plans to give police the power to issue penalty points for careless driving without evidence being heard in court.”
The Times, 20th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Out-of-court punishments accounted for more than half of all offences dealt with by the criminal justice system last year, according to figures published today.”
The Times, 27th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Magistrates gave warning yesterday that the criminal justice system is being ‘undermined’ because thousands of serious offences are being processed by police using fixed penalty notices away from public scrutiny.”
The Times, 17th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Home Office has launched a consultation into increasing the fixed penalty for those who fail to wear a seatbelt.”
Home Office, 15th September 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Powers for council wardens and private security staff to issue fixed-penalty notices and on-the-spot fines for disorderly behaviour are being considered by the police and Home Office ministers. Chief constables are also looking at using security staff to tackle community problems in places where police involvement might be seen as excessive.”
The Guardian, 27th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Defence solicitors in England and Wales have warned serious offenders are getting off lightly because police are chasing performance targets.”
BBC News, 31st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Banks have been accused of trying to block compensation claims from customers, after they refused to accept the findings of a High Court test case on penalty charges.”
The Times, 25th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
M. and J. Polymers Ltd v Imerys Minerals Ltd
Queen’s Bench Division
“A take-or-pay clause in a supply contract could, as a matter of principle, amount to a penalty.”
The Times, 2nd April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“This is a consultation on the proposal to allow police forces to design the format of their fixed penalty notices and remove obstacles presented by the issue of electronic tickets.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th August 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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