Archive: Civil Penalties for Clandestine Entrants
European Operator has Penalties for Clandestine Entrants Cancelled
European HGV operator has both Driver and Owner/Hirer Penalties cancelled after Murray Oliver submitted a Notice of Objection on their behalf.
Civil Penalty for Clandestine Entrants Reduced by £8,208
A timely Notice of Objection lodged by Murray Oliver on behalf of a Lithuanian Operator with a single clandestine entrant found in its trailer successfully reduced the penalty imposed by Border Force by £8,208.
£27,000 Clandestine Entrant Penalty Reduced by 88% After Notice of Objection
When 3 clandestine entrants were found inth back of our client’s trailer at Calais a £27,000 civil penalty was issued. The fine could have started at £60,000 but the operator secured some reductions because he was compliant with the regs. Murray Oliver drafted a Notice of objection which secures secured […]
Clandestine Entry penalty reduced by £78,000 following Appeal to County Court
Murray Oliver was asked to deal with a case where following the discovery of 10 clandestine entrants in a trailer at Dunkirk UK Border Force imposed £120,000 civil penalty on the Operator and its driver. The operator’s first attempt at lodging a notice of objection failed to secure any reduction […]
Civil penalties reduced by £21,500 following Notice of Objection
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this European haulier following the imposition of clandestine entrant civil penalties. Millicent submitted a Notice of Objection for the haulier and the driver. The penalties were reduced from £32,000.00 to just £10,500.00.
£18,000 Reduction on Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalties Through a Notice of Objection
This haulier, represented by Millicent Dooher, faced £24,000.00 of penalties following the discovery of clandestine entrants in a company vehicle whilst passing the UK immigration. Millicent submitted a Notice of Objection on a means basis. Both the Company and Driver penalty were reduced by 75%, saving the Company £18,000.00.
s.31A Penalty for an Unsecured Vehicle Reduced by Almost 75%
Millicent Dooher submitted a Notice of Objection for this haulier who faced penalties of £7,500.00 for having an unsecured vehicle. There were not clandestine entrants found on the vehicle. Border Force accepted these submissions and reduced the penalty for the Company by 75%, and reduced the penalty for the driver […]
Civil Penalty Appeal Settlement Saves Haulier Almost £11,000 with a Contribution Haulier’s Costs
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this European haulier after the imposition of civil penalties following the discovery of 1 clandestine entrant. The appeal was on the basis that the Company complied with the Regulations and that the driver’s penalty ought to be assessed on a means basis. Prior to the appeal […]
£80,000 of Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalties Reduced to £19,000 with Full Costs for the Haulier
This European haulier faced £80,000.00 of clandestine entrant civil penalties following the discovery of 5 clandestine entrants in one of their vehicles. Millicent Dooher, barrister, prepared their case for an appeal to the County Court. Prior to the hearing, the penalties were reduced on a means basis. At the appeal, […]
Over £10,000 reduction in clandestine entrant civil penalty following Notice of Objection
Submissions were made by Millicent Dooher, barrister, on behalf of this European haulier that had been stopped by Border Force and 1 clandestine entrant found in their company vehicle. The total amount of penalty imposed was £16,000.00. Millicent was able to make submissions to Border Force through a Notice of […]
