When things go wrong - health and safety sentencing

Fidderman, Howard | Features | Health and Safety Bulletin

Published: 27.02.2008

Nine years after the Court of Appeal concluded that fines for health and safety offences were too low, how have the courts been sentencing employers convicted of health and safety crimes? And what will be the impact of the new sentencing guidelines for manslaughter when they come into force later this year? Howard Fidderman believes that sentencing should not be left to the courts.

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When things go wrong - health and safety sentencing

Fidderman, Howard | Features | Health and Safety Bulletin

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