The factory was fined £10 - the maximum stipulated by the Explosives Act 1875. He was junior counsel for the Crown in the prosecution of Donald Neilson, the "Black Panther", in 1976 for a series of murders.
The factory received the maximum penalty stipulated by the Explosives Act 1875, £10. He played a role as junior counsel for the Crown in the 1976 prosecution of Donald Neilson, infamous as the "Black Panther", for multiple killings.