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Corporate manslaughter definition

What does Corporate manslaughter mean? Corporate manslaughter describes holding an organisation criminally liable where systemic management failures cause a death and amount to a gross breach of a duty of care. In England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the offence is defined by the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. An organisation is guilty if the way its activities are managed or organised causes a death and amounts to a gross breach of a relevant duty of care, with the failure substantially attributable to senior management. Liability attaches to the organisation (not individuals). Sanctions include an unlimited fine, remedial orders and publicity orders....

Corporate manslaughter under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007: offence elements, investigation, prosecution and sentencing (including remedial and publicity orders)

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Practice notes

Section 1 of the Corporate manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (CMCHA 2007) introduces the distinct offence of corporate manslaughter. The CMCHA 2007 applies across the UK and, at the same time, brings in the offence of corporate homicide for Scotland. This Practice Note addresses corporate manslaughter, not corporate homicide, because certain CMCHA 2007 provisions treat the two offences with slight differences. See Practice Note: Involuntary Manslaughter.

Corporate, not individual, liability

The CMCHA 2007 targets organisational accountability and does not extend to directors or other individuals occupying senior positions within a company. It creates no personal liability under the CMCHA 2007. Further, CMCHA 2007, s 18 expressly provides that a person cannot be guilty of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of corporate manslaughter, nor can a person be guilty of encouraging or assisting an offence of corporate manslaughter. Accordingly, responsibility under the Act rests with the organisation, not with any individual...

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