Corporate Manslaughter

Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act 2007

How it affects your business

Because previous legislation surrounding Corporate Manslaughter was too difficult to enforce, on the 6 April 2008, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (CMA) came into force throughout the UK.

This means that an employer risks prosecution under the Act if it breaches its statutory Health and Safety duties and an employee dies as a result. If a jury decides the breach was sufficiently serious and posed a sufficient risk of death, the organisation will be convicted.

Are you confident that your Health and Safety Management systems are both up to date and safe working practices are being followed by your employees?

Corporate manslaughter... How does it affect me?

It is now of paramount importance that in the event of a fatality, (to either a member of staff or the general public) that you have implemented safe working practices and procedures and that you can prove that you have communicated these to your staff and have the appropriate evidence to support this.

Business Defence

Striving to offer the most proactive service of this kind within the marketplace, mhl support has its own team of Criminal Health and Safety defence lawyers who will be on-site with you in the event of a serious accident or fatality.

This is an exceptionally traumatic time for any senior management, but by having our specialist lawyer’s on-site to help you strategically manage the investigation, you know that you have the very best possible legal advice available.

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