2 February Corporate Manslaughter case – Northern Ireland Corporate Manslaughter case – Northern Ireland sawmill has been fined £75,000 after pleading guilty to corporate manslaughter. PL, an experienced fitter and maintenance engineer, was crushed to death by a large automated saw at A Diamond and Son (Timber)’s Coleraine site in September 2012. The company has about 50 employees and has been operating for 75 years. … Read More
2 February Suspended Sentence for Manslaughter Gross Negligence Manslaughter is a personal offence and can be punished by imprisonment and/or by fine. This is different from Corporate Killing (Corporate Manslaughter), which is a Corporate Offence and is punishable by a fine. In this recent case, the director of a London metalworks firm has been convicted of gross negligence manslaughter after a … Read More
28 May Corporate Manslaughter – company awaiting sentencing The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 has been used in a recent case involving a Stonemasonry firm. Cavendish Masonry, a Bath based stonemasonry firm, is awaiting sentencing following being found guilty of corporate manslaughter under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. A 23 year old worker (Mr David Evans) was crushed by … Read More