Manslaughter Act demands greater care over collective duty

摘要

All road construction and maintenance managers should be aware that from April this year it will be easier for teams and organisations to be convicted collectively for corporate manslaughter. Eversheds solicitors Jonathan Bowley and Tim Hill outline the main changes. Conviction for corporate manslaughter has required gross negligence be attributable to one or more senior individuals - until 6 April 2008 that is. Since this date, the Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act 2007 has been in force.