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Rogue traders sentenced after conning elderly homeowner
Courts
'The court heard that the work was unnecessary and did not meet relevant British Standards'
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'Dr Death' life insurance ad banned for causing 'serious and widespread offence'
Marketing
Ad showed Harold Shipman and the words 'Life insurance. Because you never know who your doctor might be'
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Retailer closed down for selling dodgy tobacco
Retail & High Street
Anyone found in the premises could face up to 51 weeks in prison, a fine or both
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East Midlands businessmen banned over Covid Bounce Back loans
Courts
The men were disqualified following separate investigations into tens of thousands of pounds worth of fraud
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Wilkin Chapman law firm wins £12.5m in medical negligence settlements for two clients
Law
Cases involved a man born with permanent brain damage and a woman who ended up with a permanent tracheostomy
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Administrators called in at Derbyshire mountain bike builder Stanton Bikes
Insolvency and Administration
The business continues to trade while a potential buyer is sought
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Shopkeeper sentenced and tagged for selling potentially dangerous toys, electrical products and cosmetics
Courts
Trading standards seized 753 items including hair straighteners, power tools and robot vacuum cleaners
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Takeaway and building supplies bosses disqualified after falsely claiming tens of thousands in Bounce Back Loans
Crime
Business owners 'completely abused the government-backed loans to further their own interests'
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Caravan hire firm boss guilty of fraud after customers forked out on vehicles that never turned up
Courts
Council said the boss claimed a friend was running the business at the time, who had run off with his money
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Criminal case into allegations of fraud and aggressive sales practices dropped after Fischer Future Heat strikes deal with Trading Standards
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Electric heater company agrees to number of conditions and financial redress for complainants
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Shopkeeper fined for selling out-of-date Polish sausage  
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Pork product was seven days past its use-by date, giving organisms such as listeria time to grow to “very high levels”
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Shops caught selling illegal cigarettes ordered to shut
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Trading Standards said shops used false walls, false ceilingsand false floors to hide illegal cigarettes
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Dodgy roofer gambled away thousands of pounds of deposits from cancer patients
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Trading standards said Leon David Mann carried on taking money even when he knew he was being investigated
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Marrons Planning secures green light for countryside homes after plans were turned down three times
property news
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council had turned down Thornton plans following objections from residents
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Recycling boss prosecuted for dumping more than 2,000 tonnes of rubbish at illegal site
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Environment Agency said there were signs of plastic being burned and rubbish being blown around in the wind
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Poultry shed company fined £44,000 over death of more than 27,000 chickens
Courts
Offence was aggravated after a vet previously raised concerns about not enough staff or a ventilation plan
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Leicester lawyer facing tribunal over 11 allegations
Legal
SRA prosecuting Soophia Khan of Sophie Khan & Co Ltd at independent Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
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Staff affected by collapse of £400m turnover Nottingham construction firm NMCN taking their case to tribunal
Construction
Buyers were found for a number of its divisions, securing 1,600 jobs but 80 jobs were lost
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Ex-Norton boss Stuart Garner spared jail after illegally using people’s pensions to keep business afloat
Manufacturing
‘Ordinary people who invested… speak of broken relationships and ill health. The harm this caused cannot be understated’
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Distillery worker stole tens of thousands of pounds to fuel gambling addiction
Crime
After gaining its trust, Thomas Masters manipulated his position and brought the business to its knees
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Rogue trader jailed for doing Bristol building job while banned
Construction
A court heard John Ward used false names to secure jobs through the Rated People website
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Loughborough businessman accused of money laundering agrees to hand over assets worth £500,000
property news
National Crime Agency suspected the man of running a “large scale money laundering scheme” moving funds out of the Ƶ
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Ex-Norton owner Stuart Garner sentencing postponed
Courts
He previously pleading guilty to illegally putting millions of pounds of pension funds into the business when he owned it
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Matalan founder John Hargreaves loses court battle with HMRC over tax bill of up to £135m
North West
He has three weeks to take the case to the Court of Appeal.
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