‘The Information Commissioner’s Office has imposed a £160,000 monetary penalty on a police force after it lost DVDs of an interview which formed part of the evidence in a sexual abuse case.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th May 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Never, it seems, should you underestimate the British public’s hatred of parking charges. When Barry Beavis, an Essex chip shop owner, asked the public for money to help take his appeal against an £85 parking ticket to the highest court in the land, he doubted he would get anything.’
The Independent, 3rd May 2015
Source: www.independent.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
‘A dispute over a parking fine has received a lot of press attention from the angle of the aggrieved motorist standing up to big business. But there are wider implications. The recent Court of Appeal decision in ParkingEye v Beavis demonstrates a more flexible approach to penalty clauses in contracts, and illustrates how the unfairness rules will be applied to penalty charges in consumer-facing contracts (EULAs, e-commerce terms etc).’
Technology Law Update, 28th April 2015
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘A chip shop owner has lost his Court of Appeal challenge over what he claimed were “unfair, unlawful and disproportionate” parking charges.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Although an individual’s right to privacy is usually thought of in the context of state intrusion in one form or another, in reality the real threat of intrusion in a society such as ours comes from unsolicited marketing calls.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th April 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A UK court has increased the level of fine imposed on a business which made unsolicited marketing calls to people signed up to the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) by 50%.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th April 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A car expert has urged the Government to do more to raise awareness of new car tax disc rules, as thousands of drivers have been fined or had their cars towed for buying uninsured vehicles.’
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The Independent, 14th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Under a new law designed to tackle Britain’s dog poo problem, owners caught without a poop scooping bag will be fined £100.’
The Independent, 12th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Thousands more new car owners are being hit with fines and having their cars clamped and towed away since major changes were made to the tax disc system.’
The Independent, 13th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Changes to the rules governing when the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) can fine companies for making unsolicited telephone calls or sending unsolicited text messages will help the UK’s privacy watchdog to “make more fines stick”, it has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th April 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The spam text message will be familiar to most people. “Our records indicate you had a non-fault accident in the last three years and are in line for receiving compensation. Reply YES for more info. Reply NO to opt out.”’
The Guardian, 6th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A law that allows councils in England and Wales to ban certain activities in public is leading to “bizarre new criminal offences”, campaigners say.’
BBC News, 30th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The restorative justice plan, introduced in Eastleigh, Hampshire, is believed to be the first of its kind in the country.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A slaughterhouse boss has become the first person to be sentenced in connection with the horsemeat scandal that rocked British supermarkets in 2013.’
The Guardian, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A Christian street preacher has been convicted of delivering homophobic sermons in the middle of a high street.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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.’
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Zenith Chambers, 6th February 2015
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘Companies and individuals charged with health and safety offences in England and Wales will be likely to change their tactics in the courts following last week’s removal of the cap on fines imposed by the magistrates’ courts, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A new law has come into force today (12 March 2015) which removes the £5,000 cap that used to limit the maximum fines magistrates could impose.’
Ministry of Justice,
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
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