Peter-RB
so as the Thread title suggests it will be interesting to see what the Widow does next
The next stage in these proceedings will be determination of the amount of damages and costs payable to her.
Separating determination of liability and determination of damages/costs is SOP in complex cases.
or indeed if she is successful in using something like this CMAct as the basis for any claim.
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 relates to
criminal liability, not liability in civil law.
It replaced the old law of corporate manslaughter.
Unless the retrospective date of incident also plays such a part..?
The Act applies to deaths after 6 April 2008.
It will be interesting to see whether Stormharbour appeals against the Judge's decision and, if so, what the Court of Appeal says about it.
FL