Corporate liability
Subtitle: work related deaths and criminal prosecutions
By: general editor, Gerard Forlin QC, editor, Louise Smail with specialist contributors
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 648
ISBN-13: 9781780431154
Subjects: Employers' liability; Criminal provisions; Industrial safety; Law and legislation; Criminal liability of juristic persons; Great Britain
Description: The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 has created a new offence of corporate manslaughter. This new edition of Corporate Liability: Work Related Deaths and Criminal Prosecutions is the only book to provide, in a single source, an expert guide to general procedure and practice surrounding this topic. The new edition of this key text on corporate manslaughter brings you right up to date following a number of developments since publication of the last edition including new chapters on: Sports law; Managing the media; Emergency services; Far East/China; Nuclear and power regeneration. The new edition will focus on significant recent statutory changes, case law of potentially wider relevance and international developments including: The cases of Cotswold Geotechnical (Holdings) Ltd [2011]; Baker v Quantum Clothing Group [2011]; Vieola Ltd and Tangerine Confectionary Ltd - CofA judgment awaited; Bodycote Hip [2010]; Statuary interpretation of and cases brought under the Corporate Manslaughter and Culpable Homicide Act 2007; Rule 43 reporting by coroners after inquests; Global developments include: Introduction of two new offences by Ireland on corporate manslaughter and grossly negligent management causing death; Intended introduction of corporate manslaughter legislation in Gibraltar; and Australian implementation of the Safe Work Act 2009. All these recent developments provide both new opportunities for increased safety and well being in the workplace and potential pitfalls for organisations.
Notes: Previous ed.: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 Criminal responsibility for work related accidents Chapter 2 Sentencing Chapter 3 Practical issues Chapter 4 Work related death investigations by the police, HSE and other agencies Chapter 5 Construction Chapter 6 Transport Chapter 7 The chemical industry Chapter 8 Healthcare Chapter 9 Waste management Chapter 10 Environmental liability including nuclear Chapter 11 Local authorities Chapter 12 Ireland Chapter 13 Scotland Chapter 14 Corporate manslaughter: an international perspective Chapter 15 Dealing with the media Chapter 17 Emergency services: law and liability Chapter 18 The travel industry