“Four men have been jailed after counterfeit bank notes worth more than £1m were uncovered by police.”
BBC news, 17th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Archive for the 'counterfeiting' Category
Men jailed after police op uncovers £1m in fake notes – BBC News
Published November 19, 2010 counterfeiting , news , sentencing Leave a CommentRegina v Varsani – WLR Daily
Published August 25, 2010 counterfeiting , customs and excise , law reports Leave a CommentRegina v Varsani [2010] EWCA Crim 1938; [2010] WLR (D) 237
“Where an offender was convicted of being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of duty on counterfeit cigarettes, contrary to s 170 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, the reference to the retail price of cigarettes ‘of that description’ in s 5(1) of the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979, as amended, by which the value of the duty was to be calculated, was to the retail price of genuine non-counterfeit cigarettes which were of the same description as the counterfeit ones on which the duty was evaded.”
WLR Daily, 24th August 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Man fined £26k over fake computer games – BBC News
Published May 12, 2010 consumer protection , counterfeiting , fines , news , proceeds of crime , trade marks Leave a Comment“A man who sold fake computer games over the internet has been ordered to pay £26,405 following a proceeds of crime investigation.”
BBC News, 12th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Suspected counterfeits can be destroyed if not defended by importer, says HMRC – OUT-LAW.com
Published April 26, 2010 counterfeiting , customs and excise , news Leave a Comment“Suspected counterfeit goods being brought into the UK can be destroyed without going to court if the importer fails to object, according to new rules put in place by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th April 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
£1 coins counterfeiter jailed – The Independent
Published March 31, 2010 counterfeiting , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A 49-year-old man was jailed for three-and-a-half years today after he admitted running a counterfeit coin factory producing thousands of pounds of fake £1 coins, police said.”
The Independent, 31st March 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK authorities’ inability to seize counterfeits results in EU court referral – OUT-LAW.com
Published January 28, 2010 carriage of goods , counterfeiting , customs and excise , EC law , news Leave a Comment“The Court of Appeals has asked Europe’s highest court to rule on whether UK authorities can seize counterfeit goods passing through the UK and allow brand owners to take legal action against the companies behind the fakes.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th January 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Runaway counterfeiter behind bars – BBC News
Published November 10, 2009 counterfeiting , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“A prolific counterfeiter who went on the run for almost four years has been jailed after being returned to the UK.”
BBC News, 9th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
