Courts in UK may permit companies to be convicted of crimes even when no individual employee is criminally liable

Courts in UK may permit companies to be convicted of crimes even when no individual employee is criminally liable

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Due to loopholes that remain despite recent reforms to corporate criminal law in the UK, University of Surrey academics are calling for a new legal approach that could hold companies accountable for economic crimes, even when no single employee possesses the complete mental state required for a conviction. In cases where … Read more

Multan a Justin John Collins, comerciante individual, con 10.000 dólares por retirar una valla de amianto sin licencia

Un trabajador de Perth ha recibido una multa de 10.000 dólares después de arrancar 41 metros de valla de amianto entre dos casas en el sur de Perth sin tener licencia para hacerlo. La comisionada de WorkSafe, Sally North, dijo que había licencias para eliminar el asbesto por “muy buenas razones” después de que el … Read more