Category: fines

Ex-solicitor general Vera Baird given six-month driving ban – The Independent

Posted June 24th, 2010 in driving licences, fines, news, road traffic offences by sally

“A former solicitor general who sped down a motorway at almost 100mph was banned from driving for six months today. Top flight QC and former MP Vera Baird, 60, used all her eloquence in court in an attempt to preserve her licence.  But magistrates at Pontypridd, south Wales, dismissed her lengthy arguments after she admitted driving at 98mph on the M4 near Miskin.”

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The Independent, 23rd June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Stamford restaurant faces £50,000 fine – UK Border Agency

Posted June 23rd, 2010 in employment, fines, immigration, penalties, press releases by sally

“Five illegal workers have been caught in Stamford by our officers.”

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UK Border Agency, 21st June 2010

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Three firms guilty over Buncefield explosion – The Independent

Posted June 21st, 2010 in environmental protection, fines, hazardous substances, health & safety, news by sally

“Three companies were facing potentially unlimited fines today after they were found guilty of health and safety breaches in connection with the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot.”

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The Independent, 18th June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Buncefield explosion: second company guilty of safety breach – The Guardian

Posted June 18th, 2010 in environmental protection, fines, hazardous substances, health & safety, news by sally

“TAV Engineering convicted of health and safety breach in connection with Buncefield oil depot blast in 2005.”

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The Guardian, 18th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Driving ban upheld for speeding 90-year-old – The Independent

Posted June 14th, 2010 in dangerous driving, driving licences, fines, judicial review, news by sally

“A 90-year-old war veteran caught speeding in a car for the disabled must serve a six-month ban, the High Court has ruled.”

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The Independent, 11th June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Hospital fined £50,000 over death of disabled man – The Guardian

Posted June 9th, 2010 in disabled persons, fines, health & safety, hospitals, news by sally

“A hospital where a severely disabled man died when he caught his head in the rails around his bed was today fined £50,000.”

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The Guardian, 8th June 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Court victory for cigarette butt man – The Independent

Posted May 24th, 2010 in appeals, fines, litter, local government, news by sally

“A man fined £50 for dropping a cigarette butt down a drain celebrated a victory when the case was thrown out of court.”

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The Independent, 24th May 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Hospital fined £100,000 after wrong drug killed new mother – The Guardian

Posted May 18th, 2010 in fines, health & safety, hospitals, medicines, news, unlawful killing by sally

“A hospital trust has been ordered to pay £100,000 after a new mother ‘needlessly’ died when an epidural anaesthetic was mistakenly fed into her veins.”

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The Guardian, 17th May 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man fined £26k over fake computer games – BBC News

Posted May 12th, 2010 in consumer protection, counterfeiting, fines, news, proceeds of crime, trade marks by sally

“A man who sold fake computer games over the internet has been ordered to pay £26,405 following a proceeds of crime investigation.”

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BBC News, 12th May 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Telford worker injury firm fined £75,000 – BBC News

Posted May 11th, 2010 in accidents, fines, health & safety, news by sally

“A Shropshire firm has been fined £75,000 after a worker was left partially blind and deaf when he was thrown from a machine.”

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BBC News, 11th May 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

OFT drops Tesco price-fixing claims – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2010 in fines, food, news, price fixing by sally

“The competition watchdog has said it is dropping some allegations of price fixing against Tesco as part of a dairy investigation that has seen rival firms handed fines of around £70 million.”

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The Guardian, 30th April 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

FSA set to fine two banks for mishandling customer complaints – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 28th, 2010 in banking, complaints, financial regulation, fines, news by sally

“Two banks face a financial penalty for poor complaints handling after the Financial Services Authority (FSA) identified weaknesses in how they handled customer problems.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th April 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Sweet firm fined over worker crushed to death – BBC News

Posted April 23rd, 2010 in fines, health & safety, news by sally

“A sweet firm has been fined £300,000 after an employee was crushed to death in one of its machines.”

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BBC News, 23rd April 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fish fraud in Cotswolds lands chippy with fine – BBC News

Posted April 23rd, 2010 in consumer protection, fines, food, news by sally

“A fish and chip shop owner has been fined after his business passed a cheaper fish off as cod.”

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BBC News, 22nd April 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Privacy watchdog can issue £500,000 fines from 6 April – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 6th, 2010 in data protection, fines, news, privacy by sally

“Privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will have the power to fine organisations for serious data protection breaches from Tuesday, 6th April. Organisations could receive fines of up to £500,000 under the new powers.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st April 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Auctioneer fined for selling chest of drawers containing birds’ eggs – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 31st, 2010 in animals, auctioneers, fines, news by sally

“An auctioneer has been fined £1,000 and left with a criminal record for trying to sell a chest of drawers containing 100-year-old birds’ eggs.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Pet shop owner fined £1,000 for selling goldfish to teenager – The Guardian

Posted March 31st, 2010 in animal cruelty, fines, news by sally

“Woman put under home curfew after undercover ‘sting’, court told.”

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The Guardian, 31st March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Royal Bank of Scotland fined £28.6m for breaching competition law – The Guardian

Posted March 30th, 2010 in banking, competition, fines, news by sally

“Royal Bank of Scotland has been fined £28.6m for breaching competition law after sharing confidential details about the pricing of its commercial loans with rival staff at Barclays.”

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The Guardian, 30th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge says plea deal tied his hands over fine for corrupt firm – The Guardian

Posted March 27th, 2010 in bribery, corruption, fines, news, plea bargaining, Serious Fraud Office by sally

“A senior judge today criticised the Serious Fraud Office for striking plea bargains which let off corrupt companies too lightly.”

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The Guardian, 26th March 2010

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Man fined over Facebook insult to ex-girlfriend – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 15th, 2010 in fines, harassment, internet, news by sally

“A man has been ordered to pay £165 for calling his ex-girlfriend an offensive name on Facebook, in one of the first cases of its kind.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk