Guidance published on Corporate Manslaughter Bill

Workplace Law has today published the Guide to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, a downloadable publication written by Danny McShee, at Kennedys, explaining the new legislation and what it means to employers.

Ten years in the making, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 has been passed by Government to make it easier to prosecute organisations when their gross negligence leads to death. Previously, an organisation could be prosecuted at common... (267 more words)

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