manslaughter

Health and safety in the workplace and HSE prosecutions

March 26, 2013

Health and safety in the workplace is an issue that is often at the forefront of employers’ minds. In this post we’re going to take a brief look at what health and safety legislation an employer has to comply with and the consequences of failing to comply with this legislation. In doing so we’ll examine […]

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Corporate manslaughter – an introduction

March 21, 2013

Corporate manslaughter has been in the media spotlight recently (see the floating of a potential prosecution of Sir David Nicholson over the Mid-Staffs incident, the charging of a watersports club with corporate manslaughter, and the charging of a sole director with manslaughter. Little is known by the public about corporate manslaughter, though. In this post […]

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