£500,000 minimum fine for corporate manslaughter
DEFINITIVE guidelines on the fines and punishments for corporate manslaughter have been announced.
DEFINITIVE guidelines on the fines and punishments for corporate manslaughter have been announced.
New Act: applies to small companies, tooThe legislation governing corporate manslaughter law changed on 6 April 2008. The new law is the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. The new corporate manslaughter act makes it easier to prosecute companies and organisations when a gross corporate failure in health and safety causes death. The corporate manslaughter act covers failures in [...]
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