Corporate manslaughter aside, there is no statute that creates the
11th July 2013, Page 20
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offence of manslaughter; it is an offence based in common law. "It has been developed over many years by the appeal courts," says Andrew Woolfall. "Other pieces of legislation have touched on manslaughter, such as the Homicide Act 1957 and the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. However, the offence and sentencing have predominantly been shaped by the judiciary through case law."