Corporate culpable homicide: Transco plc v HM Advocate

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This article considers the decision of the High Court of Justiciary in Transco plc v HM Advocate, the first Scottish case to fully consider the potential criminal liability of corporations for culpable homicide. It considers the future prospects for such charges being successfully brought either within the existing legal framework, or after legislative reform

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Aberdeen University Research

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Last time updated on 08/02/2012

This paper was published in Aberdeen University Research.

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