Segway motor scooter rider loses legal challenge – BBC News
“A man has become the first person in the UK to be successfully prosecuted for riding a Segway scooter on a pavement.”
BBC News, 18th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fines
Maidstone Rugby Club fined over eye gouging – BBC News
“A Kent rugby club has been fined £2,000 and deducted 50 points following a deliberate attack which left an opposing player blind in one eye.”
BBC News, 13th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kington Horse Show organiser fined over electrocution – BBC News
“A charity which runs a Herefordshire show has been fined £10,000 after an exhibitor was electrocuted at the site.”
BBC News, 13th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
National Grid fined £8m by Ofgem for false claims over maintenance work – The Guardian
“A double fuse blew at National Grid today as it was fined £8m by energy regulator Ofgem for overclaiming on a maintenance programme, and its staff voted for industrial action over pay.”
The Guardian, 6th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Alternative business structures face fines of up to £150m – Law Society’s Gazette
“Alternative business structures could be fined up to £150m and individuals working in them up to £50m, under plans outlined by the Legal Services Board.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th January 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BAE Systems fined for Tanzania accounting offence – BBC News
“BAE Systems has been fined £500,000 for failing to keep proper records of payments it made to an adviser in Tanzania.”
BBC News, 21st December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAE radar verdict – Daily Telegraph
“BAE Systems will today be sentenced after pleading guilty to failing to keep accurate records of the sale of military radar to Tanzania, the African country that does not have an air force.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BT fined £300,000 over ladder death – The Independent
“BT was fined £300,000 today after a judge said a ‘significant failing’ by the company contributed to the death of one its engineers.”
The Independent, 15th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
£440k fines after Flintshire scrapyard death – BBC News
“Two companies and a manager have been fined a total of £440,000 after a Flintshire scrap yard worker died after suffering 90% burns in an explosion.”
BBC News, 13th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Building firm fined over Banbury forklift death – BBC News
“A construction firm and a contract worker have been fined after a man was killed and two others injured at a building site in Banbury, Oxfordshire.”
BBC News, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
First fines issued over data protection breaches – The Independent
“A council was fined £100,000 by the privacy watchdog today for accidentally faxing highly sensitive information about cases involving child sex abuse and care proceedings to the wrong recipients on two occasions in the space of two weeks.”
The Independent, 24th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Polluting plant nursery in Norfolk is fined – BBC News
“A plant nursery has has been fined £10,000 after polluting five miles of a stream in Norfolk.”
BBC News, 18th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Employers of illegal workers failing to pay fines – The Guardian
“The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has failed to create a ‘hostile environment’ for employers of illegal migrant workers in Britain who have escaped tens of millions of pounds of unpaid fines, according to an official report published today.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Courts launch crackdown on fine dodgers – Ministry of Justice
“People who try to avoid paying court fines across England and Wales will be targeted in a month-long campaign launched by Her Majesty’s Courts Service (HMCS) today.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st November 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Company fined over Doncaster worker’s death – BBC News
“A firm has been fined £120,000 after admitting safety failings which led to a man’s death at its coal processing plant in North East Lincolnshire.”
BBC News, 29th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Liverpool headteacher fined over pupil’s roof fall – The Guardian
“A headteacher was fined £20,000 today for an ‘act of folly’ during A-level celebrations which left one of his pupils with a fractured skull and permanent damage to his eyesight.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cat bin woman Mary Bale fined £250 – The Guardian
“One inexplicable moment of cruelty when Mary Bale seized a cat and dropped it into a wheelie bin was punished with a modest £250 fine today. But the 45-year-old former bank worker may pay the price for her impulsive act for the rest of her life.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reckitt Benckiser fined £10.2m by OFT – The Guardian
“Drug company stopped NHS doctors prescribing cheaper alternatives to its heartburn medicine Gaviscon.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fine after Worcestershire worker contracts virus – BBC News
“A health care worker contracted hepatitis C after injuring herself on a needle, it has emerged.”
BBC News, 8th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Girl fined for wasting police time after ‘kidnapping’ – BBC News
“A teenager has been fined for wasting police time after claiming she had been kidnapped, sparking a major search.”
BBC News, 7th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
