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Who was sanctioned, and for what?

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.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€82,264Total of monetary amounts
€82,264Largest single case: Sonus Public Relations Ltd
€82,264Median per case with an amount

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1 case

3 Jun 2026 Sonus Public Relations LtdTribunal: PR agency Sonus must pay £71,052 after subjecting whistleblower to detriment United KingdomRetaliation against whistleblowers €82,264

The PR agency, which did not appear, lost on all claims: detriment on grounds of whistleblowing (£20,000 for injury to feelings), wrongful termination without notice pay (£3,547.60) and constructive unfair dismissal (basic and compensatory award including a 25 % ACAS uplift). A total of £71,051.82 was awarded.

What organisations can take from it

Employers who do not take part in the proceedings risk, in addition to whistleblower compensation, an uplift for failing to follow the ACAS Code of Practice.

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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); konstruktive unfaire Kündigung; wrongful dismissal
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Other
Published
22 Jul 2026

Original amount 71,051.82 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 3 Jun 2026.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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