Corporate manslaughter case first of its kind in UK
THE trial of Peter Eaton and Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Limited (Cotswold Geotechnics), the first in the UK to be brought under the new Corporate Manslaughter Act (CMA), got off to a delayed start this week at Bristol Crown Court, report Andrew Stokes, a partner and head of the safety, health and environment group at Beachcroft LLP.