Butterworths Corporate Killing Service
2003
LexisNexis UK (Verlag)
978-0-406-93176-4 (ISBN)
LexisNexis UK (Verlag)
978-0-406-93176-4 (ISBN)
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Provides guidance and analysis on the developing concept of corporate liability for killing. This title sets out to advise companies and public bodies on policies essential to reducing the risk of fatal accidents. It guides lawyers on how to proceed with a case where corporate liability for killing is an issue.
This new textbook provides guidance and analysis on the developing concept of corporate liability for killing. The title is written in a format whereby it examines the two important aspects of corporate responsibility for killing. Firstly, it sets out to advise companies and public bodies on policies essential to reducing the risk of fatal accidents. Secondly, it guides lawyers on how to proceed with a case where corporate liability for killing is an issue. This title aims to: advise companies, public bodies and individuals on policies to prevent accidents from occurring, advise what the law is and how it is developing, advise lawyers on how to proceed once an accident has occurred. Written by a team of experts headed up by a leading counsel in this area, the work includes sections on health and safety, oil and gas, insurance and healthcare. This is essential reading for criminal and common law practitioners, chief executives and their advisors, health and safety, executives, local authorities and others.
This new textbook provides guidance and analysis on the developing concept of corporate liability for killing. The title is written in a format whereby it examines the two important aspects of corporate responsibility for killing. Firstly, it sets out to advise companies and public bodies on policies essential to reducing the risk of fatal accidents. Secondly, it guides lawyers on how to proceed with a case where corporate liability for killing is an issue. This title aims to: advise companies, public bodies and individuals on policies to prevent accidents from occurring, advise what the law is and how it is developing, advise lawyers on how to proceed once an accident has occurred. Written by a team of experts headed up by a leading counsel in this area, the work includes sections on health and safety, oil and gas, insurance and healthcare. This is essential reading for criminal and common law practitioners, chief executives and their advisors, health and safety, executives, local authorities and others.
1. Introduction 2. Corporate manslaughter - including corporate killing and directors' personal liability - Comparison with other jurisdictions e.g. Hong Kong, Australia, Canada and Europe 3. Corporate killing - a detailed examination of the new legislation 4. Gross negligence manslaughter 5. Health and Safety overlap: Sections 2,3 and 37 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and risk assessment 6. Police/HSE investigations 7. Specialist contributions: oil and gas, construction, aviation, railways, nuclear and chemicals 8. Judicial review, public inquiries, inquests and their relationship with civil procedure 9. Sentencing 10. Conclusions
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.12.2003 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Besonderes Schuldrecht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Besonderes Strafrecht | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-406-93176-3 / 0406931763 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-406-93176-4 / 9780406931764 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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