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Islington TS fines shopkeeper
Posted: 19 March 2024
UPDATES: Persistent sales of illicit cigarettes, non-compliant vapes and a vape to a child have left an Islington retailer facing more than £32,000 in penalties following repeated Trading Standards interventions.
Illicit tobacco haul in Tower Hamlets
Posted: 03 January 2024
UPDATES: Tower Hamlets Trading Standards uncovered a significant cache of illicit tobacco and oversized vapes hidden in secret compartments during pre-Christmas raids. The seizure forms part of wider efforts to disrupt organised criminal supply networks.
Pirate DVD seller ordered to pay up
Posted: 28 November 2023
UPDATES: A prolific counterfeit DVD seller has been ordered to repay more than £216,000 after a major Proceeds of Crime case uncovered an elaborate network of online accounts, bank accounts and storage units used to distribute fake goods and launder criminal profits.
H&F TS tackles football rip-offs
Posted: 16 November 2023
UPDATES: Persistent action against illegal football merchandise sellers has resulted in another successful prosecution, as Hammersmith and Fulham Trading Standards continues its campaign to protect supporters and legitimate traders on matchdays around Stamford Bridge.
Crooked removal firm owners jailed
Posted: 09 October 2023
UPDATES: Directors of a rogue removals company received prison sentences after dramatically inflating agreed prices and exploiting customers during house moves, following a successful prosecution by Islington Council Trading Standards.
LTS sets sights on rogue landlords
Posted: 25 September 2023
UPDATES: This year’s London Trading Standards (LTS) Week has kicked off with the launch of a new project designed to protect London's 2.7 million...
Shop fined for illegal knife sale
Posted: 11 August 2023
UPDATES: An intelligence-led operation by Islington Trading Standards resulted in fines after a shop sold a knife to a 14-year-old and was found stocking hundreds of illegal tobacco products during follow-up inspections.
Rogue builders jailed for fraud
Posted: 11 August 2023
UPDATES: Two rogue builders have been jailed after defrauding a vulnerable homeowner of more than £128,000 through intimidation, unnecessary work and coercion in a case uncovered by Islington Trading Standards.
Butcher fined for illegal tobacco
Posted: 04 August 2023
UPDATES: A butcher has been prosecuted after Trading Standards officers uncovered thousands of illicit cigarettes and tobacco products during an intelligence-led inspection, highlighting the continued crackdown on illegal tobacco sales.
Online counterfeit sellers sentenced
Posted: 02 August 2023
UPDATES: Sellers of counterfeit goods have been sentenced following an investigation into large-scale online trademark offences, underlining the growing focus on disrupting criminal networks operating through internet marketplaces.
Tower Hamlets shops fined
Posted: 03 July 2023
UPDATES: Tower Hamlets Trading Standards has been clamping down on law-breaking businesses in the London borough, with recent successful prosecutions of a shop which sold alcohol to a minor and another business which sold dangerous cosmetics....
CTSI slams Enfield Council plans
Posted: 08 June 2023
UPDATES: CTSI has condemned plans to reduce Enfield's Trading Standards team to a single officer, warning that the cuts threaten consumer protection, undermine enforcement across hundreds of legal duties and come despite the service's recent prosecution successes.
Jail for TV sports piracy gang
Posted: 05 June 2023
UPDATES: One of the world's largest illegal sports streaming investigations has ended with lengthy prison sentences after Trading Standards officers uncovered a multimillion-pound piracy network serving tens of thousands of subscribers.
Used car dealer fined for illegal practices
Posted: 23 May 2023
UPDATES: A used car dealer was prosecuted after selling faulty and misdescribed vehicles, falsifying documentation and denying consumer rights, resulting in fines, compensation for customers and director disqualification.
Shop fined for underage vape sale
Posted: 22 May 2023
UPDATES: A retailer has been fined after selling a vape to an underage test purchaser, reinforcing the importance of age verification and ongoing enforcement against youth vaping.
£40,000 of illicit vapes to be destroyed
Posted: 03 March 2023
UPDATES: Around £40,000 worth of non-compliant disposable vapes seized from a City retailer will be destroyed after officers found products that breached UK legal limits on nicotine-containing devices.
Suspended sentence for COVID fraudster
Posted: 17 February 2023
UPDATES: Southwark Trading Standards’ prosecution of Bishop Climate Wiseman exposed the sale of £91 bottles of ‘Plague Protection Oil’ falsely promoted as a COVID-19 cure. The case shows how officers balanced community sensitivity, expert evidence and legal preparation to tackle dangerous health claims during the pandemic.
Rogue builder jailed for fraud offences
Posted: 15 February 2023
UPDATES: Southwark Trading Standards’ investigation into rogue builder Richard Nicholls revealed more than £1.1m in losses, unfinished and dangerous work, and victims left financially and emotionally devastated. His three-year prison sentence followed support from the National Trading Standards Tri Regional Investigation Team and detailed financial evidence.
LBBD takes on underage sales
Posted: 16 January 2023
ANALYSIS: Barking and Dagenham Trading Standards explains its work tackling underage sales, using test purchasing and enforcement to reduce young people's access to knives, tobacco, alcohol and vapes.
Sutton TS seizes £53k of counterfeits
Posted: 05 January 2023
UPDATES: Trading Standards officers have seized counterfeit goods and thousands of illegal vapes in pre-Christmas raids, disrupting the supply of illicit products across the borough.
