What's in a name? The draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill
Language: English Series: Health and Safety Bulletin ; (338) May 2005, 9-14(6)Publication details: 2005Subject(s): Summary: Discusses the draft Bill that would introduce a new offence of corporate manslaughter. The Bill would make an organisation guilty of this offence if the way in which senior managers organise or manage any of their activities causes a person's death and amounts to a gross breach of the organisation's duty of care to the deceased. The offence will apply to any corporate body regardless of the country of incorporation. Although the Bill has been widely welcomed, there are doubts whether it will have the impact that government and other advocates hoped for.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | L129876 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 129876-1001 |
Discusses the draft Bill that would introduce a new offence of corporate manslaughter. The Bill would make an organisation guilty of this offence if the way in which senior managers organise or manage any of their activities causes a person's death and amounts to a gross breach of the organisation's duty of care to the deceased. The offence will apply to any corporate body regardless of the country of incorporation. Although the Bill has been widely welcomed, there are doubts whether it will have the impact that government and other advocates hoped for.