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First company sentenced under the Corporate Manslaughter Act
Practice Area: Health and Safety
Sector: Mining and natural resources
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Published: 09 March 2011
Law Firm: DLA Piper
Overview
Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings has become the first company to be convicted under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. The company was found guilty and fined £385,000 by way of sentence on 17 February.
The Gloucestershire firm was accused of corporate manslaughter following the death of 27 year old employee Alex Wright, who died of asphyxiation when a trench collapsed on him in 2008.
DLA Piper outlines the sentencing of the trial and comments on what the outcome of the trial means in legal terms.
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