Prediction: first prosecution will involve driving

The first prosecution under new corporate manslaughter laws will involve a driver on company business accidentally killing someone on the UK’s roads, a road safety campaigner has warned.

Andrew McGavin, who runs BetterDrivingPlease.com, a website where bad driving can be reported, believes company drivers are the weakest parts of many business’s health and safety plans:

“The new law clearly links the way a company acts with the consequences, and allows a prosecution to be... (240 more words)

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