corporate manslaughter
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Guest opinion 1 Feb 2016Legal: Employee health and safety audits shouldn’t be optional
Malcolm Maycock, MD of Licence Bureau, looks at audits in the wake of changes to the corporate manslaughter sentencing guidelines.
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Fleet Industry News 25 Jan 2016Fleets warned of higher fines for safety failings
Employers convicted under corporate manslaughter and health and safety legislation will face tougher fines from next month.
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Tax and Legislation News 27 Jul 2015First driving case under corporate manslaughter
Baldwins Crane Hire has become the first firm to be charged with corporate manslaughter where a company driver was killed.
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Tax and Legislation News 1 Dec 2014Corporate manslaughter penalties to get tougher
Businesses falling foul of health and safety legislation or corporate manslaughter could face tougher sanctions if new rules are adopted.
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Fleet Industry News 24 Mar 2014Insight: Company escapes action after car crash kills two
The employer of a company car driver involved in a fatal collision while talking on a hands-free phone has avoided prosecution.
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Fleet Industry News 4 Mar 2014Boss fined after corporate manslaughter conviction
A cleaning company boss has been fined £183,000 after an employee was killed while working on machinery in the company’s depot.
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Fleet Industry News 22 Nov 2013Firm fined £200,000 for safety failings
A wood recycling company has been sentenced for serious safety failings after a worker was killed after being struck by a loading vehicle and run over.
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Fleet Industry News 3 Jun 2013Fleets warned against complacency over corporate manslaughter
Five years after the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act came into effect, there have been only three successful prosecutions, none of which were related to fleets.
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Tax and Legislation News 26 Jul 2012Corporate Manslaughter Act may be put to the test
The Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 came into force in early 2008, but there remain real doubts as to its force and applicability.
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Tax and Legislation News 12 May 2011
Corporate manslaughter must pay £385,000 fine
The first company convicted for corporate manslaughter will have to pay a £385,000 fine after it lost its appeal.
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Tax and Legislation News 16 Feb 2011
Company found guilty of corporate manslaughter
Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings has become the first company to be convicted under new corporate manslaughter legislation.
