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''The motivation for law reform is to restore public confidence that companies responsible for loss of life can properly be held accountable in law". Discuss this statement in relation to corporate liability for manslaughter.
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Corporate Manslaughter: ''The motivation for law reform is to restore public confidence that companies responsible for loss of life can properly be held accountable in law'. Discuss this statement in relation to corporate liability for manslaughter.'' Structure: Old Law Exisiting law Change What improvements could be made Tragic disasters such as Zeebrugge, Southall and Hatfield have stirred public opinion to demand corporate accountability and pressure to invoke criminal law to punish corporate fault. t At present the law dictates that a company can only be convicted of manslaughter if at least one person who can be identified as the "directing mind" is also guilty. This raises the obvious problem of how do you define the state of mind of the company. The home secretary, David Blunkett has announced plans to introduce an offence of corporate manslaughter, which will hold companies to account for deaths caused by gross management negligence. This is good news for victim's families who are often left...
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