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Is there a lesson to learn from the Sowerby bridge disaster? Don't assume that a precedent has been set just because the families of those killed by Fewston Transport's runaway eightwheeler failed in their bid to bring corporate manslaughter charges against the company's directors. Indeed, in dismissing the relatives' case, Lord Justice Stoughton told London's High Court: "Surely in the public interest, there should have been a prosecution." His words carry added weight when you recall that Fewston was also criticised by LA Keith Waterworth for showing a "cavalier" attitude to road safety. And at the original inquest the coroner declared that the victims had been "unlawfully killed". The implications of corporate manslaughter, as seen through the eyes of the law, are set out in our Legal Bulletin this week (see page 45). All operators, whether big or small, would do well to read it. 1905-1995

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