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

“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.