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Four sentenced in Crown Court over film industry tax fraud

August 5, 2013

The Criminal Prosecution Service has reported that four persons have been sentenced in a complex fraud case relating to the taxation of Bollywood films. Mr Anish Anand, Mr Amit Kumar, Mr Sanjeev Mirajkar and Afsana Karim embarked on the complex fraud in 2007. The gang members involved in the fraud set up a number of […]

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Former Cleveland Police Authority chairman jailed in Crown Court

July 18, 2013

The former chairman of Cleveland Police Authority was jailed on 12 July 2013 after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Mr McLuckie, the former chair of the Cleveland Police Authority and a former councillor, was found guilty at Newcastle Crown Court on 12 July 2013 of attempting to pervert the course of […]

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Engineer jailed for eight months after making fraudulent personal injury claim

July 9, 2013

A Sunderland engineer has been jailed for eight months after he was caught on camera playing rugby whilst purportedly making a claim for £923,000 for injuries to his wrist. Mr David Ribchester, 31, made a claim for personal injury after he received injuries to his wrists and hands in a workplace accident in February 2006. […]

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Brewery fined after workplace accident results in serious injuries

July 9, 2013

A brewery in the south of England has been fined after a workplace accident resulted in an employee losing two fingers. A 32-year-old worker – who does not wish to be named for personal reasons – lost two fingers in a workplace accident last year after the brewery he worked for failed to put in […]

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Gas firm heavily fined after explosion at work leads to severe injuries to worker

March 28, 2013

A large gas company with over 1,300 permanent employees has been heavily fined after a criminal prosecution found that it was guilty of serious health and safety breaches in the workplace. Calor Gas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Dutch company SHV and a market-leader in liquified petroleum gas (“LPG”), employed Mr Kevin Bates and Mr […]

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Health and safety in the workplace and HSE prosecutions

March 26, 2013

Health and safety in the workplace is an issue that is often at the forefront of employers’ minds. In this post we’re going to take a brief look at what health and safety legislation an employer has to comply with and the consequences of failing to comply with this legislation. In doing so we’ll examine […]

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