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Article: U.K companies may face new uninsurable risk: government panel proposes reform of corporate manslaughter charge.
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- March 11, 1996
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Government panel proposes reform of corporate manslaughter charge
LONDON - Proposed reforms of Britain's corporate manslaughter laws that would make it easier to charge companies with the offense would create an uninsurable liability for companies, say risk management and insurance groups.
A recommendation to create a new criminal offense of "corporate killing" came last week from the British government's legal reform body, the Law Commission. The commission said the change is needed because the current corporate manslaughter statutes, which stem from laws dating to the 19th century, have resulted in only four prosecutions and one conviction despite dozens of ...