| Description |
1 online resource (63 pages). |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Business law collection |
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Business law collection.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. The common law framework -- 2. Criminal legislation -- 3. Using health and safety legislation for corporate killing -- 4. Penalties -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
This book aims to explain in clear, accessible language the approach taken by government to corporate offending resulting in a fatality in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The key provisions of the statutory offence of corporate manslaughter, introduced into the United Kingdom in 2008, are examined, and set in context through a consideration of their relationship with prosecution for fatalities at work via the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. Further contextualization is made through comparison with the current position in the United States, highlighting both similarities and differences in approach to occupational fatalities. The range of potential penalties is discussed with particular focus on the sentencing guidelines that apply after February 2016. Concluded corporate homicide cases are reviewed in order to assess the current regime in terms of financial penalties and to shine light on the evolving approach of the prosecuting authorities and the courts to these offenses. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- Great Britain.
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Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
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Criminal liability of juristic persons -- Great Britain.
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Criminal liability of juristic persons -- United States.
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Manslaughter -- Law and legislation.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Jones, Lucy (Lecturer in law), author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Field, Sarah. When business kills : the emerging crime of corporate manslaughter. New York, New York : Business Expert Press, 2018 63 pages Business law collection. 9781631579646 |
| ISBN |
9781631579646 |
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9781631579653 (e-book) |
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