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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
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| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
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| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | €17,658 |
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| Q1 2025 | 0 | — |
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| Q3 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | €23,018 |
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| Q3 2026 | 0 | — |
2 cases
22 Oct 2025 Gate GourmetTribunal: Gate Gourmet files no response – £20,000 to whistleblower €23,018
Because Gate Gourmet failed to file a response to the claim despite repeated requests, the Manchester Employment Tribunal found that there had been detriment on grounds of a protected disclosure and in January 2026 awarded £15,000 for loss of earnings and £5,000 for injury to feelings. An application for reconsideration, based on an email inbox that was no longer monitored, was refused.
Correspondence from authorities and courts must go to monitored addresses – missed deadlines turn a defensible claim into a default judgment.
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- Authority / court
- Employment Tribunal
- Area of law
- Whistleblower protection · Retaliation against whistleblowers
- Legal basis
- Employment Rights Act 1996, s. 47B (Benachteiligung wegen geschützter Offenlegung); Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024, Rule 22
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Published
- 7 Jan 2026
Original amount 20,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 Oct 2025.
- Mr S Farrell v Gate Gourmet: 2401441/2024 Court decision
- Mr S Farrell v Gate Gourmet: 2401441/2024 – Urteil (PDF) Court decision
- Mr S Farrell v Gate Gourmet: 2401441/2024 – Judgment (Rule 22), 22.10.2025 Court decision
- Mr S Farrell v Gate Gourmet: 2401441/2024 – Reconsideration Court decision
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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9 Sep 2024 Smart for Life, Inc.SEC: Smart for Life pays 19,500 US dollars over waivers of whistleblower awards €17,658
The manufacturer of nutrition and wellness products had two departing employees waive potential awards for reports to authorities in separation agreements (May 2022 and June 2023). As part of a sweep against seven listed companies, Smart for Life paid 19,500 US dollars; the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also took into account the company's strained financial situation.
Separation and employment agreements must restrict neither reports to authorities nor the entitlement to whistleblower awards.
Whistleblower protection in contract templates (HR/Legal)
- Authority / court
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Area of law
- Whistleblower protection · Retaliation against whistleblowers
- Legal basis
- Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Rule 21F-17(a)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Mitigating circumstances
- Amendment of the templates and information provided to those affected after contact by the SEC, cooperation and strained financial situation
- Published
- 9 Sep 2024
Original amount 19,500 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 9 Sep 2024.
- SEC Charges Seven Public Companies with Violations of Whistleblower Protection Rule Press release of an authority
- In the Matter of Smart for Life, Inc., Release No. 34-100974 Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link