Corporate Manslaughter
1 day Seminar
Following many years of proposals, discussions, debates and legal arguments The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 gained royal assent in July 2007. The Act, which came into force on 6 April 2008, clarifies the criminal liabilities of companies including large organisations where serious failures in the management of health and safety result in a fatality.
Programme
Background and History to Workplace Manslaughter
- What is manslaughter?
- Common Law Manslaughter
- Individual Manslaughter and Corporate Manslaughter
- Example cases and statistics
Legal Difficulties and Recommendations
- Identification Doctrine
- Controlling Mind.
- Law Commission Report 1996 - Legislating the Criminal Code: Involuntary Manslaughter
- Introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill
- Arguments and Amendments
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
- The offence of Corporate Manslaughter
- Duty of Care
- Gross Breach
- Individual Liability Issues
- Relationship with other health and safety legislation
- Corporate Common Law Manslaughter
- Penalties
£175 + VAT
(Including buffet lunch, refreshments and handout
materials)
22nd July 2008
Leamington Spa
Call 01926 403377
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