Compliance Radar
Who was sanctioned, and for what?
Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 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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Where?
by authority- Nottingham Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive) €574,614 100 % · 1 case
- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade — 0 % · 4 cases
- Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) — 0 % · 2 cases
What for?
by area of lawAll areas of law
Who?
by companyWhen?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | €574,614 |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 4 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — |
7 cases
6 Jun 2025 AmazonAmazon commits to the CMA to tougher action against fake reviews Order
Following an investigation into fake reviews and "catalogue abuse" (transferring good reviews to other products), Amazon undertook to the CMA to detect and remove such reviews quickly, to sanction infringing sellers up to and including a ban on selling, and to set up simple reporting channels.
Anyone who publishes reviews must maintain active processes against fakes and the transfer of reviews.
- Authority / court
- Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
- Area of law
- Consumer protection and online retail · Fake reviews
- Legal basis
- Enterprise Act 2002, Part 8 (Verpflichtungszusagen nach altem Durchsetzungsregime)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Mitigating circumstances
- Voluntary undertakings without a fine.
- Published
- 6 Jun 2025
- Amazon gives undertakings to CMA to curb fake reviews Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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10 Jun 2024 Julian Bowen LimitedJulian Bowen Limited: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence Order
As operator, the company placed furniture made of Vietnamese rubberwood from Malaysia on the market without exercising due diligence to reduce the risk of illegally harvested timber in the supply chain to a negligible level. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) issued a Notice of Remedial Action under Regulation 11 of the Timber Regulations 2013.
Anyone placing timber or timber products on the market for the first time must check and document origin and legality – including for supplies from neighbouring countries.
Due diligence in timber purchasing (origin, legality of harvest, risk mitigation)
- Authority / court
- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Supply chain due diligence
- Legal basis
- Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013, Regulation 4(b) (Sorgfaltspflicht nach Verordnung (EU) Nr. 995/2010 in der im UK fortgeltenden Fassung)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- OPSS enforcement actions 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024 Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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4 Jun 2024 Soho Home LimitedSoho Home Limited: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence Order
As operator, the company placed wooden furniture from Vietnam on the market without exercising due diligence to reduce the risk of illegally harvested timber in the supply chain to a negligible level. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) issued a Notice of Remedial Action under Regulation 11 of the Timber Regulations 2013.
Anyone placing timber or timber products on the market for the first time must check and document origin and legality – including for supplies from neighbouring countries.
Due diligence in timber purchasing (origin, legality of harvest, risk mitigation)
- Authority / court
- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Supply chain due diligence
- Legal basis
- Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013, Regulation 4(b) (Sorgfaltspflicht nach Verordnung (EU) Nr. 995/2010 in der im UK fortgeltenden Fassung)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- OPSS enforcement actions 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024 Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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30 May 2024 IKEA Supply AGIKEA Supply AG: furniture seized – timber origin not sufficiently checked Other
In April 2024, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) seized furniture from the Vilto, Molger, Bekväm, Norbo and other ranges because IKEA Supply AG, as operator, could not demonstrate due diligence that sufficiently mitigated the risk of illegal timber. Following a second notice dated 30 May 2024, the company had to donate the goods to a named charity.
Even large retailers with their own sustainability programmes must be able to prove due diligence for each product and consignment – otherwise the goods may be seized.
Proof of timber origin in purchasing
- Authority / court
- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Supply chain due diligence
- Legal basis
- Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013, Regulation 4(a), Regulation 9 (Beschlagnahme)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- OPSS enforcement actions 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024 Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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29 May 2024 William Yeoward Furniture LtdWilliam Yeoward Furniture Ltd: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence Order
As operator, the company placed furniture from Vietnam on the market without exercising due diligence to reduce the risk of illegally harvested timber in the supply chain to a negligible level. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) issued a Notice of Remedial Action under Regulation 11 of the Timber Regulations 2013.
Anyone placing timber or timber products on the market for the first time must check and document origin and legality – including for supplies from neighbouring countries.
Due diligence in timber purchasing (origin, legality of harvest, risk mitigation)
- Authority / court
- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Supply chain due diligence
- Legal basis
- Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013, Regulation 4(b) (Sorgfaltspflicht nach Verordnung (EU) Nr. 995/2010 in der im UK fortgeltenden Fassung)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- OPSS enforcement actions 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024 Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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27 Mar 2024 ASOS; Boohoo; George at AsdaCMA: ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda commit to clear environmental claims Other
Following an investigation into their fashion environmental claims, the three retailers gave formal undertakings to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA): no vague terms such as ‘eco’ or ‘responsible’, clear information on recycled and organic content, transparent criteria for green ranges, correct filters and information on labels, and regular reports to the CMA. No breach of law was established.
Sustainability labels in online shops must be specific, verifiable and easy for customers to understand; blanket terms are not sufficient.
Wording of environmental claims in marketing and online shops
- Authority / court
- Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Misleading environmental and sustainability claims
- Legal basis
- Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (förmliche Verpflichtungszusagen)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 27 Mar 2024
- Green claims: CMA secures landmark changes from ASOS, Boohoo and Asda Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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8 Nov 2023 The Barcode Warehouse LtdFatal forklift accident without seatbelt: Barcode Warehouse pays £500,000 €574,614
A 35-year-old forklift driver died at the Newark site when his counterbalance forklift truck overturned after striking a kerb; he was not wearing a seatbelt and was trapped under the overhead guard. The company had not enforced the requirement to wear seatbelts and had not adequately assessed its forklift operations. Fine of £500,000 plus costs.
A seatbelt requirement only helps if supervisors check it and consistently address breaches.
Seatbelt use and safe driving of forklift trucks
- Authority / court
- Nottingham Magistrates' Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Executive)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Section 2(1) Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 8 Nov 2023
Original amount 500,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 8 Nov 2023.
- Manufacturing company fined half-a-million pounds after forklift truck death (HSE) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link