Medical Manslaughter- Organisational Liability

Celia K Wells

Medical Manslaughter- Organisational Liability

Celia K Wells

University of Bristol Law School

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This chapter considers the potential criminal liabilities of health provider organisations, for manslaughter and health and safety offences. In particular it explains the significance of and analyses the new offence under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. The elements of the offence include: the threshold question of which organisations are covered, the relevant duty of care, when an organisation may be culpable, and what penalties they may face on conviction.

Translated title of the contribution	Medical Manslaughter- Organisational Liability
Original language	English
Title of host publication	Bioethics, Medicine and Criminal Law
Editors	Danielle Griffiths, Andrew Sanders
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	192-209
Number of pages	15
Volume	2
ISBN (Print)	9781107021532
Publication status	Published - Feb 2013

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