‘The brother of a man who died after being assaulted in his own home has said he has been “excluded from justice” after magistrates barred him from court on the grounds that his presence would put the teenage attacker under “undue stress”.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three police officers probed over allegations they failed to investigate initial reports of rape and sexual abuse by care worker.’
The Independent, 29th July 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Transport for London and the operator of the Croydon tram have been fined a total of £14m for safety failings leading up to the 2016 crash in which seven people died.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Companies running a mental health unit have been fined more than £400,000 after staff suffered bite attacks from inpatients.’
BBC News, 26th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Social Housing (Regulation) Act received Royal Assent last week (20 July) with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) claiming that the legislation will “strengthen powers to tackle failing social landlords, and tenants living in unsafe homes will be better supported by the Regulator”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A person has been issued with a £400 fixed penalty notice (FPN) as a council cracks down on fly-tipping.’
BBC News, 24th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been convicted of fraud after misusing a blue badge and ordered to pay more than £7,000 in fines and costs following a prosecution by Reading Borough Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A workwear company in Leicestershire has been fined £400,000 after an employee had the skin ripped off the palm of her hand by a machine.’
BBC News, 18th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Plymouth City Council has been fined £200,000 after its failures led to employees developing hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The UK’s largest pub company has been found guilty of breaching health and safety law after the “senseless and avoidable” death of a first-year university student who was queuing to get into a busy venue.’
The Guardian, 6th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A South Gloucestershire landlord has been ordered to pay more than £44,000 after a court found him guilty of a serious housing offence and for contravening a Local Government Act.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A South Gloucestershire landlord has been ordered to pay more than £44,000 after a court found him guilty of a serious housing offence and for contravening a Local Government Act.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Simon Kiely and Francesca Gallagher examine useful Upper Tribunal guidance on the approach the First-Tier Tribunal should adopt when considering the level of civil penalties on appeal.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘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.’
Nearly Legal, 23rd June 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘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.’
BBC News, 20th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The owner of an indoor trampoline park where four children broke their legs has been given a suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 20th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th June 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A parking firm has lost a court case against a woman it tried to fine after only sending her a letter in English.’
The Independent, 12th June 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘ “Simple joy” of taking children to give bread to the birds in Harrow’s Pinner Memorial Park could land parents with a costly penalty.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd June 2023
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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