Corporate Criminal Liability, 2nd Edition

The second edition of Corporate Criminal Liability covers the principles of corporate criminal liability, procedures to follow, directors’ liabilities and individual offences. The latest edition:

• Analyses the criminal liability of directors and other company officers
• Includes a comprehensive explanation of the principles and practice of sentencing corporate defendants including restraint and confiscation
• Gives an historical background to corporate criminal liability and explains how the subject has developed over the years, to provide you with a fully rounded understanding of the subject
• Guides you through the criminal procedure, explaining everything from the instigation of proceedings to the sentencing, to the costs, enabling you to be fully prepared when a case goes to trial
• Gathers together a wide-range of material, giving you immediate reference on procedure, evidence and law in one single source
• Incorporates coverage of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 and explains relevant duty of care
• Deals with offences where corporations can have a criminal liability
• Covers offences under the Companies Act and the Financial Services & Markets Act 2000
• Sets out and explains the major criminal offences contained in the Companies Act 2006
• Considers the impact of the Fraud Act 2006
• Discusses the application of the European Convention on Human Rights to corporations