Corporate Liability Work Related Deaths and Criminal Prosecutions, 2nd Edition

Author: Gerard Forlin; Louise Smail
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
ISBN: 9781845922177
Published In: December 2009
Format: Paperback , 632 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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“Like its predecessor it contains valuable material and commentary presented in an accessible way. It will continue to be a valuable resource for practitioners.” Mr Justice Burnett

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.

Key content includes analysis of how the law affects:

Investigations by the Police and HSE
Construction
Transport
The Chemical Industry
Oil and Gas
Healthcare
Waste Management
Environmental Liability (including Nuclear)
Essential new coverage

This 2nd edition covers crucial recent high profile cases and contains invaluable new commentary on international and European perspectives as well as new chapters covering:
Local Authorities
Scotland
Ireland
Corporate Liability: Work Related Deaths and Criminal Prosecutions provides indispensable advice for all those practising in criminal law as well as Health & Safety and Health Care Professionals. No company director or manager should be without this on their bookshelf.

1 - Criminal responsibility for work related accidents
2 – Sentencing
3 – Practical issues
4 - Investigations by the Police and HSE
5 – Construction
6 – Transport
7 – The chemical industry
8 – Oil and gas
9 – Healthcare
10 – Waste Management
11 – Environmental liability including nuclear
12 – Local authorities
13 – Ireland
14 – Scotland
15 - Corporate manslaughter: an international perspective

About the General Editor

Gerard Forlin is a barrister at 2-3 Gray’s Inn Square and was educated at the LSE and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He specialises in health and safety and corporate and gross negligence, manslaughter, disaster litigation, transport and environmental law.

About the Editor

Louise Smail has extensive experience in the field of risk management, contingency and emergency planning with a wide range of organisations, including local government, police, manufacturing and many train operating companies. Louise is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH) and is the Consultant Editor of Health and Safety at Work Newsletter (published by Bloomsbury Professional).