Archive: Civil Penalties for Clandestine Entrants
Successful £20,000 Civil Penalty Appeal for European Haulier – Full Costs Awarded
Millicent Dooher, barrister, represented this European haulier throughout their appeal to the County Court. The Company faced a penalty of £20,000.00 following the discovery of 2 clandestine entrants in one of their Company vehicles. The appeal was on the basis that they qualified for a means assessment and the Company […]
More than 50% Reduction in Out of Time Civil Penalty Appeal Case for UK haulier
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, represented this UK based haulage company following the imposition of civil penalties totalling £36,000.00 following the discovery of clandestine entrants in one of the Company vehicles. The Company had missed the correspondence and as such were out of time to appeal the matter. Millicent was able to […]
Over £45,000.00 of Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalties Reduced for Company
Millicent Dooher represented this Company in their appeal against the level of the civil penalties imposed following the discovery of 7 clandestine entrants. Millicent was able to prepare the appeal on the basis that the Company had complied with the Regulations, as set out in the Carrier’s Liability Regulations 2002 […]
£9,000.00 of Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalties Cancelled for Civil Penalty Accreditation Scheme Member
This European haulier faced £9,000.00 in civil penalties following the discovery of 1 clandestine entrant. Millicent Dooher, barrister, made written representations to Border Force. It had already been accepted that the Company were members of the accreditation scheme. This reduces the penalty by 50% automatically. Upon the consideration of the […]
Cancellation of £11,000.00 of Civil Penalties for Clandestine Entrants upon Notice of Objection
Barrister, Millicent Dooher, made written representations via a Notice of Objection on behalf of this haulier following the discovery of 1 clandestine entrant in one of the Company vehicles. The penalties stood at £5,000 for the Company and £6,000 for the Driver, totalling £11,000.00. Upon considering the submissions, Border Force […]
£24,000.00 of Civil Penalties Cancelled through Notice of Objection
Millicent Dooher made submissions on behalf of this European haulier who faced £24,000.00 of penalties following the discovery of 2 clandestine entrants in one of their Company vehicles. Having considered the submissions, Border Force cancelled the penalties that were being levied against both the Company and Driver in full. If […]
Civil Penalties Cancelled on Appeal
In two separate cases Border Force has cancelled civil penalties for clandestine entrants in a single week, only days after having received appeal papers from Smith Bowyer Clarke. In each case SBC issued appeals to the County Court, arguing in the Grounds of Appeal that penalties should not have been […]
£240,000 of clandestine entrant civil penalties reduced to just £15,160.00 and full costs
Millicent Dooher represented this European haulier throughout their objection and appeal of the civil penalties. The haulier had a vehicle stopped with 20 clandestine entrants concealed in the vehicle. The penalties initially imposed totalled £240,000.00. By the end of the appeal, the penalty was reduced by over 93% to just […]
50% reduction and full costs awarded to European Haulier at clandestine entrant civil penalty appeal hearing
This European haulier was represented at their appeal hearing before the County Court following the discovery of 1 clandestine entrant. The appeal was lodged on the basis that the Company had fully complied with the relevant regulations (and ought to get a 50% reduction) and that the Company qualified for […]
Border Force accept Company compliance for clandestine entrant civil penalty, reducing the penalties by 50% and contributing to appeal costs
This European haulier, represented by Millicent Dooher, lodged an appeal to the County Court on the basis that they were entitled to a 50% reduction on their penalty for full compliance with the Regulations. The penalties had already been reduced on a means basis at the Notice of Objection stage. […]
