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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 offense 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.
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