corporate manslaughter

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CPS considers Highways England charge for smart motorway death

A coroner has asked the CPS to consider a charge of corporate manslaughter for Highways England after a woman was killed on a stretch of smart motorway.

smart motorway 11 Feb

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Corporate manslaughter charge not pursued despite double death

Firm found guilty under health and safety legislation but, despite the deaths of two employees in a works van, no corporate manslaughter charge brought.

8 Jul

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Coronavirus: Met Police report massive increase in speeding

The highest speeds recorded by police in London included 163mph on a 70mph road and an astonishing 134mph on a 40mph road.

29 Jun

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Fleet News June issue – now ready to read!

The June digital edition of Fleet News is now available to read, packed with useful and insightful content for fleet decision-makers, fleet influencers and suppliers and manufacturers.

25 Jun

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Legal: 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.

1 Feb

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Fleets warned of higher fines for safety failings

Employers convicted under corporate manslaughter and health and safety legislation will face tougher fines from next month.

25 Jan

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First 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.

27 Jul

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Company escapes charge after driver kills cyclists

No further action will be taken against a company that employed a driver who fell asleep at the wheel and killed two charity cyclists.

5 May

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Corporate 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.

1 Dec

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Insight: 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.

24 Mar

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Boss 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.

4 Mar

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Firm 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.

22 Nov

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Fleets 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.

3 Jun

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Corporate 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.

26 Jul

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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.

12 May

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Company found guilty of corporate manslaughter

Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings has become the first company to be convicted under new corporate manslaughter legislation.

16 Feb

corporate manslaughter

CPS considers Highways England charge for smart motorway death

Corporate manslaughter charge not pursued despite double death

Coronavirus: Met Police report massive increase in speeding

Fleet News June issue – now ready to read!

Legal: Employee health and safety audits shouldn’t be optional

Fleets warned of higher fines for safety failings

First driving case under corporate manslaughter

Company escapes charge after driver kills cyclists

Corporate manslaughter penalties to get tougher

Insight: Company escapes action after car crash kills two

Boss fined after corporate manslaughter conviction

Firm fined £200,000 for safety failings

Fleets warned against complacency over corporate manslaughter

Corporate Manslaughter Act may be put to the test

Corporate manslaughter must pay £385,000 fine

Company found guilty of corporate manslaughter

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corporate manslaughter

CPS considers Highways England charge for smart motorway death

Corporate manslaughter charge not pursued despite double death

Coronavirus: Met Police report massive increase in speeding

Fleet News June issue – now ready to read!

Legal: Employee health and safety audits shouldn’t be optional

Fleets warned of higher fines for safety failings

First driving case under corporate manslaughter

Company escapes charge after driver kills cyclists

Corporate manslaughter penalties to get tougher

Insight: Company escapes action after car crash kills two

Boss fined after corporate manslaughter conviction

Firm fined £200,000 for safety failings

Fleets warned against complacency over corporate manslaughter

Corporate Manslaughter Act may be put to the test

Corporate manslaughter must pay £385,000 fine

Company found guilty of corporate manslaughter

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