Category: fines

What happens after a banning order? The further adventures of Mr Rasool – Nearly Legal

Posted June 26th, 2023 in fines, fire, health & safety, houses in multiple occupation, housing, landlord & tenant, news by tracey

‘Mohammed Rasool has featured here quite often, for getting an ASBi against him for illegal eviction, for his role in quite the bizarrest set of cases, in which he sought re-entry after alleged illegal eviction to properties he had no interest in and didn’t occupy, and for receiving a five year banning order, amongst other things. But the fall out of his track record of truly terrible landlording, and assorted criminal offences continues. Here is a new press release from Camden Council, on the outcome of their latest prosecution of Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool and associated entities.’

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Nearly Legal, 23rd June 2023

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Manchester vape liquid firm fined after worker loses fingers and thumb – BBC News

Posted June 21st, 2023 in accidents, employment, fines, health & safety, industrial injuries, news by tracey

‘A vape liquid manufacturing company has been fined £180,000 after a worker lost two fingers and a thumb while clearing a blockage in a packaging machine.’

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BBC News, 20th June 2023

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Cardiff: Trampoline park owner sentenced over injuries – BBC News

Posted June 21st, 2023 in accidents, causing serious physical harm to a child or vulnerable adult, children, community service, fines, health & safety, news, personal injuries, sentencing, suspended sentences by tracey

‘The owner of an indoor trampoline park where four children broke their legs has been given a suspended sentence.’

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BBC News, 20th June 2023

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Company owner jailed and firm fined £700,000 after death of employee – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted June 12th, 2023 in accidents, corporate manslaughter, Crown Prosecution Service, employment, fines, health & safety, imprisonment, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A garden supplies company owner has been jailed and the firm has been fined £700,000 after a worker was crushed to death by a robotic packing arm.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 9th June 2023

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Parking fine invalid over refusal to issue Welsh-language version – The Independent

Posted June 12th, 2023 in fines, news, notification, parking, Wales by tracey

‘A parking firm has lost a court case against a woman it tried to fine after only sending her a letter in English.’

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The Independent, 12th June 2023

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Feeding the ducks in park could mean £100 fine – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 5th, 2023 in birds, consultations, fines, local government, news, public spaces protection orders by sally

‘ “Simple joy” of taking children to give bread to the birds in Harrow’s Pinner Memorial Park could land parents with a costly penalty.’

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd June 2023

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SRA to publish salaries of fined solicitors – Legal Futures

Posted June 1st, 2023 in disciplinary procedures, fines, news, remuneration, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority, tribunals by sally

‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to publish the salaries of the solicitors it fines and impose ‘default salaries’ on those who refuse to reveal them.’

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Legal Futures, 1st June 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Black people were three times more likely to receive Covid fines in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted June 1st, 2023 in coronavirus, fines, minorities, news, police, statistics by sally

‘Fines for breaking Covid rules were three times more likely to be handed to black people than white people, and seven times more likely to be issued in the poorest areas than the richest, research commissioned for Britain’s police chiefs has revealed.’

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The Guardian, 31st May 2023

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Paddy Power fined after push notifications sent to people self-excluding from gambling – The Guardian

Posted May 26th, 2023 in fines, gambling, news by tracey

‘The bookmaker Paddy Power sent a promotional push notification to customers who had signed up to exclude themselves from gambling, inviting them to bet on a football match.’

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The Guardian, 25th May 2023

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Ofgem orders three energy firms to pay £8m compensation over late bills – The Guardian

Posted May 18th, 2023 in compensation, consumer protection, delay, energy, fines, news by sally

‘Three energy suppliers have been made to pay compensation totalling £8m for failing to supply a final bill on time to more than 100,000 households that had switched provider.’

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The Guardian, 17th May 2023

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Company directors jailed after wall collapse killed five workers in Birmingham – The Guardian

Posted May 16th, 2023 in company directors, fines, health & safety, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘Two company directors have been jailed for nine months after five workers died when a wall collapsed at a scrap metal recycling plant in Birmingham.’

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The Guardian, 15th May 2023

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Real estate company fined for burning peatland in protected area – The Independent

Posted May 12th, 2023 in environmental health, environmental protection, fines, fire, news by tracey

‘A real estate company worth nearly £20 million has admitted burning peat illegally on one of its estates.’

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The Independent, 11th May 2023

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Owners of illegal shisha café ordered to pay nearly £200k following council prosecution – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 11th, 2023 in confiscation, enforcement notices, fines, guilty pleas, local government, news, planning by sally

‘Manchester City Council has secured the confiscation of £174,074 from a company that owned a property used as an illegal shisha café in breach of a planning enforcement notice.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th May 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

McDonald’s fined £500,000 after customer finds mouse droppings in cheeseburger – The Independent

Posted May 4th, 2023 in environmental health, fines, food hygiene, news by tracey

‘A McDonald’s branch was fined £500,000 after a customer’s complaint about finding mouse droppings in their cheeseburger uncovered an infestation that posed an “imminent risk” to public health.’

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The Independent, 3rd May 2023

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Drivers face being fined ‘unfairly’ for using yellow box junctions – report – The Independent

Posted May 3rd, 2023 in enforcement, fines, local government, news, police, road traffic offences, roads by tracey

‘Drivers risk unfair fines for using most yellow box junctions which councils want enforcement powers over, according to a new report. Problems with the boxes include poor visibility and being too large, research commissioned by the RAC found.’

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The Independent, 3rd May 2023

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One jailed and three others fined over Insulate Britain roadblock protest – The Guardian

Posted April 21st, 2023 in climate change, community service, demonstrations, environmental protection, fines, imprisonment, news, nuisance, roads, sentencing by tracey

‘One protester has been jailed for five weeks and three others given fines and community service for their part in a protest to demand government action on insulation.’

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The Guardian, 20th April 2023

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EU motorist fined almost £11,000 after falling foul of London Ulez rule – The Guardian

Posted April 14th, 2023 in EC law, environmental health, fines, London, news, pollution, roads by tracey

‘A motorist was fined nearly £11,000 for driving his French rental car in London’s ultra-low emission zone on a three-day trip to the UK, despite the fact the vehicle met the environmental standards to enter the Ulez for nothing.’

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The Guardian, 13th April 2023

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Council’s failures left disabled child in chronic pain for three years, watchdog finds – The Guardian

Posted April 13th, 2023 in children, disabled persons, fines, housing, local government, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘A severely disabled child missed out on vital NHS surgery and was left in chronic pain for more than three years because a council failed to move them out of unsuitable housing despite repeated pleas from health professionals, a watchdog has ruled.’

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The Guardian, 13th April 2023

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TikTok fined £12.7m for illegally processing children’s data – The Guardian

Posted April 5th, 2023 in children, data protection, fines, internet, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘TikTok has been fined £12.7m for illegally processing the data of 1.4 million children under 13 who were using its platform without parental consent, Britain’s data watchdog said.’

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The Guardian, 4th April 2023

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Council prosecution sees landlords fined £434k for housing offences – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 3rd, 2023 in fines, health & safety, houses in multiple occupation, housing, landlord & tenant, local government, news by sally

‘Eight landlords – five individuals and three companies – have been fined £434,000 for offences under the Housing Act 2004, including the operation of 14 unlicensed houses in multiple occupation (HMO) and a catalogue of breaches relating to fire safety, tenant information and maintenance of the properties, following a prosecution brought by West Northamptonshire Council.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 3rd April 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk