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The law on corporate killing

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: Building ; 261(7937) 19 April 1996, 40(1)Publication details: 1996Subject(s): Summary: At present a company can onlly be found liable for a person`s death where it is possible to find an individual who represents the `mind and will` of the company. This article looks at Law Commission proposals to redress this problem via the new offence of corporate manslaugter where `management failure` is the cause or one of the causes of a person`s death.

At present a company can onlly be found liable for a person`s death where it is possible to find an individual who represents the `mind and will` of the company. This article looks at Law Commission proposals to redress this problem via the new offence of corporate manslaugter where `management failure` is the cause or one of the causes of a person`s death.