Definitive guidelines published on corporate manslaughter offences
Background The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act came into force in April 2008. It created a new offence of corporate manslaughter, committed by organisations rather than by...
View ArticleFirst corporate manslaughter case has finally begun
The UK’s first corporate manslaughter trial began at Winchester Crown Court yesterday (27 January.) The prosecution against Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings is the first to be brought against a company...
View ArticleCompany found guilty in first corporate manslaughter trial
On 15 February 2011, Cotswold Geotechnical (Holdings) Ltd was found guilty of corporate manslaughter. This is the first time that a company has been charged with, or convicted of, corporate...
View ArticleCorporate manslaughter – second company faces prosecution
Following the successful prosecution of Cotswold Geotechnical (Holdings) Ltd for corporate manslaughter earlier this year (click here and here), a second company is now facing prosecution following the...
View ArticleTrial date set for second ever corporate manslaughter prosecution
Following a preliminary hearing earlier this month, storage product manufacturer Lion Steel Equipment and three of its directors will stand trial for corporate manslaughter and gross negligence...
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