‘Venues and nightclubs could face fines of up to £18 million if they flout new rules to protect visitors and staff from terror attacks.’
The Independent, 12th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A resident has been issued with a £1,000 fine for fly-tipping household waste.’
BBC News, 11th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A roundup of football law news and decisions from August 2024.’
Football Law, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.footballlaw.co.uk
‘Water bosses in England and Wales could be jailed for up to two years if they cover up sewage dumping, under legislation proposed by the Labour government.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Developers who forged ahead with construction on a residential site despite receiving a temporary stop notice and an enforcement notice have been ordered to pay £120,000 in costs to South Hams District Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Three Essex companies have been fined thousands of pounds by the Home Office for employing illegal workers.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The former page three model Samantha Fox has been fined after threatening to knock out a police officer’s teeth while drunk during a brawl at Heathrow Airport last December.’
The Independent, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A partner who acted for both sides of a property transaction where there was a conflict of interest has been fined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
Legal Futures, 28th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘As many as 74,000 prosecutions for alleged rail fare evasion in England and Wales are set to be quashed following a landmark ruling.’
BBC News, 15th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A property law firm in Manchester has been handed a fine of nearly £22,000 for failures in anti-money laundering (AML) procedures, towards the top end of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) powers.’
Legal Futures, 14th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The potential consequences of breaching voluntary requirements agreed with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have been brought into sharp focus with recent enforcement action taken by the regulator, experts in financial regulation have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority has imposed one of its biggest fines against a law firm after another case where anti money-laundering measures were not up to scratch.’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th August 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Drivers from across the UK said they had received fines for unpaid journeys on the Dartford Crossing despite never having been there.’
BBC News, 12th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman will have to pay £12,958 and carry out 100 hours of unpaid work after being found with hundreds of fake designer handbags which she planned to sell.’
BBC News, 7th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A logistics company has been fined £1m after an employee fell 36ft (11 metres) on to a concrete floor.’
BBC News, 6th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water will be fined a record £168m between them for a “catalogue of failure” over illegal sewage discharges into rivers and the sea after the industry regulator’s biggest ever investigation.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Manchester City have been fined £2.09m for repeatedly coming out late for both the start of matches and after half-time.’
BBC News, 31st July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is updating its guidance on competition-related administrative penalties, to reflect the enforcer’s expanded fining powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA).’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘BT has been fined more than £17m for missing 14,000 emergency calls after technical faults caused the emergency call handling service to be disrupted for nearly 11 hours last summer.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Mrs Melling and her husband Paul from Leyland, Lancashire, were each fined £120 after taking their children out of primary school for a trip to Egypt.’
BBC News, 18th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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