Landowner who cut down protected woodland fined – BBC News
‘A landowner who benefited from chopping down a protected woodland has been fined £1,500 and handed an £11,280 confiscation order.’
BBC News, 14th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fines
Organisers fined over horse-loving teen’s death – BBC News
‘The organisers of a horse and carriage fun day have been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling £230,000 after a teenager was killed taking part in an event 12 years ago.’
BBC News, 15th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met Police officer fined for grabbing woman in mistaken bus fare dodging arrest – The Independent
‘A Metropolitan Police officer who “manhandled” and wrongly arrested a woman for bus fare evasion in front of her distraught young son has been fined £1,500.’
The Independent, 15th June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Illegal street trader fined for second time this year – BBC News
‘A street trader fined for illegally selling food out of a van was prosecuted again for doing the same thing days after his case was heard in court.’
BBC News, 10th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Defendant jailed over failure to pay £167k fine issued for non-compliance with planning enforcement notice – Local Government Lawyer
‘A woman has been jailed for default of payment of a £167,378 fine issued after she failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice to remove structures she built on green belt land.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Ryanair and EasyJet among airlines fined £128m for ‘abusive practices’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Budget airlines including Ryanair and EasyJet have been fined a total of €150 million (£128 million) by Spain’s government for “abusive practices” including charging passengers for carry-on baggage.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2024
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law firm fined £12,400 for not making good on undertakings – Legal Futures
‘A law firm in Nottingham that failed to perform undertakings it gave on two property transactions – allowing another party to register a charge on one of them – has been fined £12,400.’
Legal Futures, 29th May 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Suspended sentence for farmer whose cows trampled man to death – BBC News
‘A farmer has been given a six-month suspended prison sentence and fined after his cattle trampled one dog walker to death and left another paralysed.’
BBC News, 29th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pensioner fined for huge pile of scrap metal – BBC News
‘A pensioner has been fined thousands of pounds for illegally storing waste, including scrapped cars, at a site in Somerset.’
BBC News, 29th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Peers support widening SRA’s fining and investigative powers – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) needs more powers to prevent misconduct by law firms involved in strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPPs), peers have urged.’
Legal Futures, 15th May 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Battle lost over parking ticket issued in English – BBC News
‘A man who refused to pay a parking ticket because it was issued in English has lost his case against a parking company.’
BBC News, 13th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cat owners urged to take action or face £500 fine under new laws – The Independent
‘Cat owners have been urged to take action or face a £500 fine under new laws to be introduced next month.’
The Independent, 8th May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sex offender banned from using AI tools in landmark UK case – The Guardian
‘A sex offender convicted of making more than 1,000 indecent images of children has been banned from using any “AI creating tools” for the next five years in the first known case of its kind.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
SRA anti-money laundering blitz continues with £76k in fines – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) blitz on breaches of anti-money laundering (AML) rules has continued, with more than £76,000 in fines handed out to a solicitor and four law firms.’
Legal Futures, 22nd April 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
DWP warns carers they could face greater penalties if they appeal against fines – The Guardian
‘Government officials have been accused of using “threatening and cruel” tactics towards unpaid carers by saying they could face even greater financial penalties if they appeal against “vindictive” benefit fines.’
The Guardian, 17th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Businesses braced for new recycling law challenges – BBC News
‘Cost, space and contamination are some of the worries facing business owners as a new workplace recycling law comes into force across Wales.’
BBC News, 4th April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nottinghamshire bakery fined over ‘severe’ mouse infestation – BBC News
‘A bakery firm has been fined after a council found it “infested with mice”.’
BBC News, 28th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pork pie firm fined £800,000 after Nottingham workers lose fingers – BBC News
‘A firm that specialises in making pork pies has been fined £800,000 after two staff members lost fingers which became trapped in machinery.’
BBC News, 25th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
ICO unveils new data protection fining guidance – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance setting out how it will determine penalty notices and calculate fines under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA).’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd March 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
SRA fines “unfair” and “schizophrenic”, solicitors argue – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) approach to fines has been branded unfair and “schizophrenic” in the wake of hefty penalties handed out to solicitors convicted of drink-driving.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
