The Corporate Manslaughter Act could herald a new era for corporate accountability

Organisations operating in the UK will soon be open to prosecution for a new criminal offence of corporate manslaughter. Debate has raged in recent years over codifying the offence but the scope of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 has now been finalised and it will come into force on 6 April, 2008.

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