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14 Maternity Trusts to be Scrutinised as Part of National Investigation
Kirsty Allen
29 October 2015
New Sentencing Health and Safety and Corporate Manslaughter Sentencing Guidelines - Massive increase in fines for medium and large companies expected
Recent press reports (for example see The Times) have added further credence to the widespread belief that new sentencing guidelines expected to be published in the next week or so will recommend the imposition of far higher fines for companies convicted of health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences.
28 October 2015
Risky business: Money laundering and the City
Last month the European Banking Authority launched a public consultation on two guidelines concerning anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism, These Guidelines seek to promote a common understanding of the risk-based approach to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism.
16 April 2015
Care Home charged with Corporate Manslaughter
Sherwood Rise Limited, owner of the Autumn Grange Care Home in Nottingham has been charged under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (CMCHA).
6 February 2015
Publicity Order and prison sentence in latest corporate manslaughter case
On 3 February 2015 Cumbrian building firm Peter Mawson Ltd became the latest company to be convicted of corporate manslaughter. The conviction followed the death of Jason Pennington who was killed in 2011 when he fell through a skylight onto concrete. The company, which pleaded guilty to the offence, was fined £220,000, as well as costs of £31,500.