News and Prosecutions
Lawyers back call for directors’ duties
14 June 2010
Two out of three company lawyers back a new legal health and safety duty for directors, according to a new survey from Manchester-based law firm Pannone.
First corporate manslaughter trial delayed
3 March 2010
The trial of Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings, the first company charged under the 2007 Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act, has been adjourned because its director Peter Eaton requires urgent medical…
Draft death fines guidance cuts turnover link
2 November 2009
Judges will be instructed to set fines for corporate manslaughter and deaths at work without a fixed link to the convicted company’s turnover, under new draft advice issued by the…
Corporate manslaughter case to begin in February
19 August 2009
The first ever case under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act is expected to begin in February next year, but the company is yet to enter a plea.
Corporate killing case referred to crown court
18 June 2009
Company director Peter Eaton has appeared before magistrates in Stroud to hear a charge of corporate manslaughter against his company, Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings.
Articles
Down to penalties
12 January 2010
The revised proposals for guidance to judges on how to set corporate manslaughter and fatality fines has polarised opinion, reports David Bergman.
Talking out of turn
5 January 2010
Stuart Armstrong reveals common tactics used by the police and HSE inspectors in interviews after workplace incidents.
Deterrent, what deterrent? Part 1
2 April 2009
It is now just over 10 years since the Court of Appeal set out criteria in its Howe1 judgment to help magistrates and judges impose stiffer fines on health and…
Corporate killing: lines of inquiry
6 March 2008
In the previous two articles in this series we examined what exactly the new offence of corporate manslaughter consists of and the issues organisations need to focus on to reduce…
Five steps debate
Duncan Spencer's recent article in HSW questioning the utility of the HSE's five steps to risk assessment method has prompted a discussion between Spencer and consultant John Anderson.
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