1. Fat Cat Directors and Health and Safety Law
... only happen where "a corporation, through the controlling mind of one of it's agents, does an act which fulfils the prerequisites of the crime of manslaughter."" This essentially means that the prosecution have to find one "controlling mind-, (and it must be only one) who can be held accountable. They can then be prosecuted in addition to the corporation. If the ... Home Secretary (Jack Straw) announced plans for corporate killing legislation; "There's a strong argument for having such provisions so that people cannot be criminally negligent and allow innocent people to go to their deat...
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