First Corporate Manslaughter Trial
The trial, due to commence on February 23, 2010 has been postponed due to the ill health of the Director of Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings .
Watch this space for further updates.......
The Sentencing Guidelines Council published definitive guidelines, which came into force on February 15, to help courts deal with organisations that cause death through a gross breach of care, or where a health and safety offence is a significant cause of a death.
Organisations guilty of corporate manslaughter can be given up to a seven-figure fine, and rarely less than £500,000 according to the Sentencing Guidelines Council. The Council emphasised that "punitive and significant fines should be imposed both to deter and to reflect public concern at avoidable loss of life".
The new guidelines make it very clear that penalties for causing the death of a person under the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act will be hard, and will include a compulsory publicity order to ensure organisations cannot hide their actions
Posted Date: 01st Jun 2010