Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Bad press is biggest deterrent in corporate killing law / Personnel Today, 5 June 2007
http://digbig.com/4tbcm
"Corporate killing law puts senior managers under scrutiny even though they cannot be charged.
The saga of a corporate killing law, which has rumbled on in a highly unsatisfactory manner for more than 10 years, is finally reaching the home stretch. The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 is scheduled to receive Royal Assent on 21 July. The one glitch at present is the dispute between the Commons and Lords as to whether the new law will apply to deaths in custody."