New sentencing guidelines for corporate manslaughter

The Sentencing Guidelines Council (SGC) has published its definitive guideline on corporate manslaughter sentencing. It sets out principles to guide courts in dealing with companies and organisations that cause death through a gross breach of care or where breaches of health and safety requirements are a significant cause of the death. The guidelines will come into effect from next week (15 February).

 

The guidelines state that fines for companies and organisations found guilty of cor... (653 more words)

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