I suspect that he and his company will be dragged through the legal implications of this unfortunate event, and so it should be.
"And so it should be?"
It does make one wonder what the writer expects. To praise the pilot's sincerity, candidness, experience and feelings of remorse (all the writer's own words) and then immediately apparently condone legal action despite Ben's indication of his intention to offer funds to the conservation project and his complete admission of an honest mistake does leave you thinking, what more can he do? How will legal action benefit any person or the wildlife?