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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific: 1,838 cases from 37 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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by authority- Strafgericht, in der Quelle nicht benannt (Anklage: Commerce Commission) 1 case 50 % · €565,485
- Strafgericht, in der Quelle nicht benannt (Anklage: Department of Internal Affairs) 1 case 50 % · €30,092
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per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
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| Q4 2023 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2026 | 2 | €595,577 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
2 cases
5 Jun 2026 CityFitness Group LimitedCityFitness: 1,120,000 NZD for a price rise disguised as a “transaction fee” €565,485
New Zealand's largest gym chain kept advertising a membership at 6.99 NZD a week on its website, Instagram and Google ads, although all new members had to pay a compulsory 3% surcharge that it presented as a “transaction fee” but which in fact served to raise revenue generally. After pleading guilty to eight representative charges (offending period 21 December 2023 to 30 April 2025), the company was sentenced on 5 June 2026 to a fine of 1,120,000 NZD. According to the Commerce Commission (ComCom, New Zealand's competition and consumer authority), the surcharge affected more than 125,000 members and generated around 1.6 million NZD in additional revenue.
Unavoidable surcharges belong in the advertised price and must not be passed off as a payment-related fee.
Transparent total prices and honestly labelled surcharges
- Authority / court
- Strafgericht, in der Quelle nicht benannt (Anklage: Commerce Commission)
- Area of law
- Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
- Legal basis
- Fair Trading Act 1986, ss 11, 40(1)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Culpability
- intentional
- Liability of senior managers
- According to the court, the labels “transaction fee” and “Payment Authority Fee” were approved at the highest level; the fee increase was decided by senior executives.
- Published
- 9 Jun 2026
Original amount 1,120,000 NZD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 5 Jun 2026.
- Commerce Commission: ComCom action sees CityFitness fined $1.12m for a misleading ‘transaction fee’ (09.06.2026) Press release of an authority
- Commerce Commission, Case register: CityFitness Group Limited (PRJ0048254) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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24 Apr 2026 Anwaltskanzlei aus Hamilton (anonymisiert)Hamilton law firm: 60,000 NZD fine for anti-money laundering breaches €30,092
Between March 2022 and March 2025 a Hamilton law firm repeatedly breached the AML/CFT Act: it lacked a proper risk assessment, an implemented anti-money laundering programme and adequate records. It also failed to respond, or responded only in part, to information notices from the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA, the AML/CFT supervisor for law firms), thereby obstructing its investigators. After the firm pleaded guilty, the court imposed a fine of 60,000 NZD, taking the firm's size and financial capacity into account.
Even small law firms must actually implement their risk assessment, AML programme and record keeping and answer supervisory information requests in full.
Anti-money laundering duties in law firms and cooperation with the supervisor
- Authority / court
- Strafgericht, in der Quelle nicht benannt (Anklage: Department of Internal Affairs)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
- Legal basis
- Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Culpability
- intentional
- Liability of senior managers
- According to the Department of Internal Affairs, the firm's partners, as lawyers, also had professional obligations to uphold the law.
- Published
- 24 Apr 2026
Original amount 60,000 NZD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 24 Apr 2026.
- Department of Internal Affairs: Law firm fined for anti-money laundering breaches (24.04.2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link