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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Middle East: 1,929 cases from 40 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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€135,610Total of monetary amounts
€135,610Largest single case: Fletcher Plant Limited
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8 Aug 2025 Fletcher Plant LimitedWaste broker breaches duty of care in illegal dumping – 117,587 GBP incl. confiscation United KingdomWaste and hazardous substances €135,610

Acting as a waste broker, the Sheffield company arranged in 2019/2020 for more than 1,400 tonnes of waste to be transported to an illegally operated site in Lincolnshire without continuously checking the operator's authorisations. The court imposed a fine of 80,000 GBP and a confiscation order of 37,587.13 GBP (117,587.13 GBP in total) plus 50,000 GBP in costs. According to its 2024 annual accounts, the company had an average of 104 employees.

What organisations can take from it

Treat due diligence on waste contractors as an ongoing task, not a one-off: check their authorisations regularly throughout the contract.

Relevance to training and awareness

Duty of care when engaging waste contractors

Authority / court
Nottingham Crown Court (Anklage: Environment Agency)
Area of law
Environment and sustainability · Waste and hazardous substances
Legal basis
Section 34(1)(a) und 34(6) Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Duty of Care)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Transport, logistics and shipping
Employees
50 to 249
Culpability
negligent
Mitigating circumstances
The court accepted that the company did not know the site was operating illegally; first prosecution in over 40 years, new management team
Published
13 Aug 2025

Original amount 117,587.13 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 8 Aug 2025.

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link

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