A timber mouldings manufacturer – Dresser Mouldings (Rochdale) Limited – has been fined after one of its apprentices lost two fingers while carrying out his duties.
Landlord fined for failing to obtain a HMO licence
Shazad Qayyum, a landlord in Stockton, has been ordered to pay a total of £2,450 after failing to obtain a licence for a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).
Tobacco companies file lawsuits against UK Government over plain packaging laws
Two of the world’s largest tobacco companies have filed lawsuits against the UK Government, arguing that its plan for plain packaging to be used on all tobacco products is illegal.
Medical firm fined by court after two workers injured
A manufacturer of medical equipment has been fined £8,000 (with an additional £6,820 to be paid in costs) after two of the firm’s workers were injured in separate incidents at its West Sussex premises.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate takes legal action against Sherlock Holmes film
Miramax – the Hollywood studio behind a forthcoming film starring Sir Ian McKellen as an elderly Sherlock Holmes – is facing legal action from the estate of the author responsible for creating the famous literary detective.