Spectator to pay out £5,625 over Rod Liddle’s Stephen Lawrence article – The Guardian

Posted June 7th, 2012 in compensation, fines, media, news, reporting restrictions by sally

“The Spectator has been ordered to pay £5,625 in fines and compensation for breaching reporting restrictions over a Rod Liddle comment piece published during the trial of Stephen Lawrence’s killers.”

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The Guardian, 7th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

FSA decides to ban and fine hedge fund CEO Alberto Micalizzi £3 million – Financial Services Authority

Posted May 29th, 2012 in disqualification, financial regulation, fines, press releases by tracey

“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today published a decision notice indicating that it has decided to fine Alberto Micalizzi £3 million and ban him from performing any role in regulated financial services for not being fit and proper. This is the FSA’s largest fine for an individual in a non market abuse case.”

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Financial Services Authority, 29th May 2012

Source: www.fsa.gov.uk

Fine dodgers to be charged for enforcement action – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 28th, 2012 in bills, courts, enforcement, fines, news by sally

“Offenders who fail to pay court fines will have to foot the bill for officials to chase them down under plans to be unveiled today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2012

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Kevin Pietersen fined for Twitter comment on Nick Knight – BBC News

Posted May 25th, 2012 in fines, internet, news, sport by tracey

“Pietersen was docked an undisclosed sum for comments aimed at the ex-England opener during the first Test against the West Indies at Lord’s.”

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BBC News, 23rd May 2012

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London council fined £70k following child sex abuse data breach – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 22nd, 2012 in burglary, data protection, fines, local government, news by sally

“A local authority in London has been fined £70,000 after papers containing identifying details about child sex abuse cases were stolen from a social worker it employed.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd May 2012

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Penalised train passengers fight ticketing rules – The Guardian

Posted May 21st, 2012 in fines, news, ombudsmen, prosecutions, railways by sally

“Rail passengers threatened with fines and even prosecution by train guards – despite buying a ticket – have called on the rail passenger watchdog to challenge their legality amid growing consumer anger.”

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The Guardian, 18th May 2012

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Clarifying cookie consent – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted May 21st, 2012 in consent, data protection, EC law, fines, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Three years have gone by since the European Parliament shocked and awed everyone by tweaking the e-privacy directive and introducing the most controversial word in the data protection glossary – consent – in the provision that deals with Internet cookies.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 18th May 2012

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Juror fined £450 after smoking cannabis on rape trial lunch break – The Independent

Posted May 18th, 2012 in drug abuse, fines, juries, news by sally

“A juror on a rape trial who smoked a cannabis joint in his lunch hour was today fined £450 after admitting contempt of court.”

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The Independent, 18th May 2012

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Justice system criticised as Spectator faces £5,000 fine over article that jeopardised Stephen Lawrence trial – The Independent

Posted May 10th, 2012 in contempt of court, fines, media, news, reporting restrictions by sally

“The father of Stephen Lawrence renewed his criticisms of the criminal justice system today after it emerged that the Spectator magazine faces a maximum £5,000 fine over an article written by Rod Liddle that jeopardised the trial of two of the black teenager’s racist killers.”

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The Independent, 9th May 2012

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New fines for benefit cheats – The Independent

Posted May 8th, 2012 in benefits, fines, fraud, news by sally

“Benefit cheats will be fined up to £2,000 without being taken to court under new powers from today, which the Government said will save the taxpayer around £42 million over the next three years.”

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The Independent, 8th May 2012

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Aneurin Bevan Health Board fined £70,000 over data breach – BBC News

Posted April 30th, 2012 in data protection, disclosure, fines, medical records, news, privacy by sally

“A Welsh health board has become the first NHS body to be fined for breaching the Data Protection Act after it released sensitive data about a patient to the wrong person.”

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BBC News, 30th April 2012

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Watchdog defends apparent discrepancies in fines for private and public sector data breaches – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 30th, 2012 in data protection, fines, local government, news, ombudsmen by sally

“The UK’s data protection watchdog has defended its policy of issuing fines after newly released figures suggested private sector organisations are issued with disproportionately fewer fines than local Government ones.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012

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New financial rules for football in England could lead to short-term increase in insolvencies of clubs, expert says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 30th, 2012 in financial regulation, fines, insolvency, news, sport by sally

“More football clubs in England may go into administration in the next few years if football authorities elect to fine clubs for spending beyond their means, a sports law expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012

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FSA “did not establish misconduct” from alleged CEO compliance failures, tribunal says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 26th, 2012 in appeals, financial regulation, fines, news, tribunals by sally

“The financial services regulator ‘did not establish its case’ that the former chief executive of a large investment bank had committed misconduct through his alleged failure to adequately supervise compliance issues.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th April 2012

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Six fines issued for data breaches – The Independent

Posted April 25th, 2012 in data protection, fines, freedom of information, news by sally

“Six public bodies were fined over personal data security breaches in the last year despite hundreds of reported cases, a report said today.”

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The Independent, 25th April 2012

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Dangerous dog laws to be widened to cover attacks on private land – The Guardian

Posted April 24th, 2012 in dogs, electronic monitoring, fines, news by sally

“Postal, health and social workers, meter readers and others who are attacked by dogs while lawfully on private property have been promised extra protection by ministers.”

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The Guardian, 23rd April 2012

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Homeserve ruling: now cold-caller silence could be golden for victims – The Guardian

“Homeserve, fined £75,000 by Ofcom, is offering consumers compensation if it is the source of nuisance marketing calls.”

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The Guardian, 21st April 2012

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Landmark ruling for drivers over council spy cars – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 20th, 2012 in closed circuit television, fines, news, parking by sally

“Controversial CCTV camera cars that can automatically issue parking fines should not be used if a traffic warden can carry out checks on foot, a tribunal has ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2012

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HomeServe fined £750,000 over silent calls – The Guardian

Posted April 19th, 2012 in consumer protection, fines, insurance, news, telecommunications by tracey

“Home insurance and repairs company HomeServe has been fined £750,000 by the telecoms regulator for making an excessive number of silent and abandoned calls.”

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The Guardian, 19th April 2012

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BA fuel surcharge fine halved by OFT – The Guardian

Posted April 19th, 2012 in airlines, consumer protection, fines, news, price fixing by tracey

“The Office of Fair Trading has more than halved a £121.5m fine levied against British Airways for colluding with Virgin Atlantic in a fuel surcharge scam. The consumer watchdog reduced the fine to £58.5m to reflect new guidelines for financial sanctions and BA’s co-operation with the inquiry. Virgin Atlantic escaped any penalty because it blew the whistle on the collusion over setting fuel surcharges between 2004 and 2006.”

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The Guardian, 19th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk