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Trial date set for second ever corporate manslaughter prosecution

24 August 2011 | Michael Oberwarth

Following a preliminary hearing earlier this month, storage product manufacturer Lion Steel Equipment and three of its directors will stand trial for corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter...

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Corporate manslaughter – second company faces prosecution

21 July 2011 | Michael Oberwarth

Following the successful prosecution of Cotswold Geotechnical (Holdings) Ltd for corporate manslaughter earlier this year (click here and here), a second company is now facing prosecution following the...

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Company found guilty in first corporate manslaughter trial

16 February 2011 | Michael Oberwarth

On 15 February 2011, Cotswold Geotechnical (Holdings) Ltd was found guilty of corporate manslaughter. This is the first time that a company has been charged with, or convicted of, corporate manslaughter...

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First corporate manslaughter case has finally begun

28 January 2011 | Michael Oberwarth

The UK’s first corporate manslaughter trial began at Winchester Crown Court yesterday (27 January.) The prosecution against Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings is the first to be brought against a company...

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Definitive guidelines published on corporate manslaughter offences

17 February 2010 | Emma Cameron

Background The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act came into force in April 2008. It created a new offence of corporate manslaughter, committed by organisations rather than by individuals....

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