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
Category: fines
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
Cwm Taf Morgannwg fined £850k after Maesteg patient death – BBC News
‘A health board has been fined £850,000 after a patient fell in the grounds of a hospital and died from her injuries after wandering from an unlocked ward.’
BBC News, 9th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Men’s dog walk ban after hare coursing conviction – BBC News
‘Two men have been banned from taking a dog for a walk anywhere in England and Wales after being convicted of hare coursing.’
BBC News, 6th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Extra powers for regulators to clamp down on rule-breaking solicitors – Ministry of Justice
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will be given new powers to fine rule-breakers up to £25,000, under measures introduced today (29 June 2022).’
Ministry of Justice, 29th June 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
Defendant fined £26k after failing to comply with planning enforcement notices – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Wiltshire man has been ordered to pay more than £26,000 after Wiltshire Council prosecuted him for non-compliance with planning enforcement notices at a site in Bromham.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
UK data watchdog to scale back fines for public bodies – The Guardian
‘The UK’s data watchdog is to scale back fines for public bodies after admitting that users of services often bear the brunt of the financial punishment. The Information Commissioner’s Office will continue to issue fines for the most serious cases of data breaches in the public sector, but otherwise it will lean on other powers within its remit such as warnings, reprimands and enforcement notices.’
The Guardian, 30th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
FCA investigates Wise co-founder after tax default – The Guardian
‘The UK’s financial regulator is investigating the co-founder of payments company Wise after he failed to pay his taxes.
The Guardian, 27th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
