‘Employers who fail to pay the new “national living wage” face increased fines under a crackdown on non-compliance announced by David Cameron.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘It started as such a simple idea, the tenancy deposit regulations. But bad drafting and some ‘interesting’ interpretations by the Courts put paid to that. We now have a confusing mess, for both landlords and tenants.’
Full story
Nearly Legal, 24th August 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The Howard League for Penal Reform has called for a review of the “unfair and unrealistic” Criminal Courts Charge, which “ penalises the poor and encourages the innocent to plead guilty”. The mandatory charge of up to £1,200 is imposed on those who admit committing minor misdemeanours, regardless of their circumstances.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th August 2015
Sorce: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Magistrates have begun to resign in protest at punitive court charges of up to £1,200 that they claim can never be collected and encourage the innocent to plead guilty.’
Full story
The Guardian, 31st July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lawyers are in a legal slug-fest in the Supreme Court trying to determine if the English law on penalties has any place in the modern commercial world.’
The Independent, 23rd July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Chris Barnes, 4 Paper Buildings, and Jane Wells and James Billingham, Harney and Wells Solicitors, consider the lessons of H (Children) in which they acted for the appellant father.’
Family Law Week, 14th June 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Anti-vivisection activists have won the right to a legal challenge over the way the Home Office investigated the care of animals at a leading research institution.’
The Independent, 17th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A parking charge of £85 imposed once a motorist overstayed a permitted two-hour period of free parking was not extravagant or unconscionable in the circumstances and was enforceable at law.’
WLR Daily, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Can a company which has been fined for anticompetitive conduct seek to recover the fine from the directors and employees responsible by suing them for damages?’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 29th April 2015
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
‘There are new provisions requiring smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in residential properties.’
Nearly Legal, 24th March 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘In the recent case of Herefordshire Property Company Ltd v HMRC1, the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) (“FTT”) allowed the taxpayer’s appeal against the imposition by HMRC of a penalty, which was based on an allegation of negligent implementation of a tax planning scheme by the taxpayer.’
RPC Tax Take, 18th March 2015
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to monetary penalty notices. The law is complex and you cannot assume that the ICO has got it right, even though they have published guidance for themselves to follow.’
Full story (PDF)
Thirty Nine Essex Street, February 2015
Source: www.39essex.com
‘The European Commission announced on 4 February that it fined the UK broker ICAP EUR 14.9 million for its role in allegedly facilitating cartel activity that manipulated the yen Libor interest rate.’
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 6th February 2015
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘A party that had paid reduced penalties through the UK’s early resolution procedure could not appeal the penalties after the competition authority’s case had collapsed and following successful appeals by other parties to the investigation.’
Full story (PDF)
Zenith Chambers, 2nd February 2015
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘José Mourinho has been fined £25,000 and warned as to his future conduct by the Football Association after claiming a “campaign” was being mounted against Chelsea in the wake of last month’s draw at Southampton, though the manager has avoided a touchline ban for the comments.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Hunters should face prison sentences for illegal blood sports, be banned from sending dogs underground and prevented from escaping prosecution by claiming that kills are accidental, according to animal welfare campaigners.’
The Guardian, 18th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been ordered to pay almost £500 in fines and costs for dropping a snack lid on the ground in Bristol.’
BBC News, 7th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The response to the joint government and police consultation on Out of Court Disposals (OOCD) sets out plans for a streamlined and more effective system.’
Attorney General’s Office, 3rd November 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘A High Court judge has ruled that making a defendant who rejected a part 36 offer pay an additional 10% of the sum awarded for costs would introduce a “penal element” and be unjust.’
Litigation Futures, 13th August 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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