‘The government spent almost £140,000 of taxpayers’ money on a prolonged legal battle against a father who took his daughter out of school for a holiday during term-time, according to new figures.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Millionaire Butlins owner Peter Harris has been given the Electoral Commission’s biggest financial penalty for breaking spending return rules during the EU referendum.’
BBC News, 20th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Basildon Council has confirmed it is to appeal the imposition by the Information Commissioner of a £150,000 monetary penalty for publishing sensitive personal information about a family in planning application documents that were made publicly available online.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th June 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A six-figure fine issued to a local authority in England for a breach of UK data protection laws should serve as a reminder to all organisations of their need to manage the security risks inherent in using ‘open source’ software, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th June 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A city council has been hit with a £100,000 monetary penalty after leaving employees’ personal information vulnerable to a cyber attacker who exploited a flaw in the authority’s website.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th June 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A solicitor has been fined £7,500 for making false claims about being in possession of documents in personal injury cases – misconduct which a psychiatrist attributed to an illness that temporarily affected her ability to work.’
Litigation Futures, 7th June 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Basildon Borough Council has been fined £150,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for publishing sensitive personal information about a family in planning application documents that were made publicly available online.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st May 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A city council has been ordered to pay £45,000 in fines and costs after an apprentice suffered serious hand injuries.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th May 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Companies must prepare for new tougher EU rules on data protection, or face big fines, PwC has warned.’
BBC News, 1st June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judge has thrown a racist who called him “mate” in court behind bars for being disrespectful.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A lettings agent that claimed that it was unaware a property was a house in multiple occupation (HMO) has lost its appeal over a £20,000 fine.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd May 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Co-op has been fined £400,000 over the death of a man who slipped on water leaking from a faulty sandwich chiller.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘BT faces another fine for service failures in its Openreach business, after customers for high speed ethernet lines suffered delays of more than six months.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former NHS administrator has been ordered to pay nearly £800 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to unlawfully accessing patient records.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th May 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Organisations face being fined in less than 1% of data breach cases self-reported to the UK’s data protection watchdog, according to new figures.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Litter “police” are being paid bonuses of up to £1,000 a month for handing out fines to members of the public, an investigation has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Facebook users will be given a new legal right to wipe clean all photos, messages and information that they put online before turning 18 under a new manifesto pledge announced by Theresa May.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A company behind 100m nuisance calls has been fined a record £400,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after more than 1,000 people complained about automated calls.’
Legal Futures, 11th May 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A cold-calling firm has been fined a record £400,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for making almost 100 million nuisance calls.’
BBC News, 11th May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Greater Manchester Police has been fined £150,000 after three unencrypted DVDs containing footage of interviews with victims of violent or sexual crimes were lost in the post.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th May 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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