Lawyer says directors could face corporate manslaughter
22nd May 1997, Page 12
22nd May 1997
Page 12
Page 12, 22nd May 1997
— Lawyer says directors could face corporate manslaughter
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Manslaughter, English Criminal Law, Criminal Law, Corporate Crime, Homicide, Corporate Manslaughter, Manslaughter In English Law, Criminal Negligence, Negligent Homicide, Vehicular Homicide, Law / Crime, Business / Finance
• Proposed changes to manslaughter laws could hit haulage firms, warns transport lawyer Stephen Kirkbright.
Speaking at the Association of Road Transport Lawyers conference last weekend, Kirkbright said the Law Commission has accepted that a corporation can commit manslaughter. A company could now be convicted of both reckless manslaughter and negligent manslaughter.
As most transport firms run fewer than five vehicles, it is very easy to link the director to the crime, said Kirkbright.
The Law Commission has also proposed that the emphasis should be on negligence, rather than recklessness when assessing manslaughter charges.
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Stephen Kirkbright