Changes to fines in the magistrates’ court

Stuart Ponting is a partner at international law firm DLA Piper UK LLP

‘Charity fined after operating uncertificated vessel’ and ‘Ship operator fined after oil pollution’ - two headlines on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s website that show the marine sector can easily appear in a magistrates’ court, says Stuart Ponting.

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