Working Together in Health, Safety and the Environment
	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 will come 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