Corporate Manslaughter in the Maritime and Aviation Industries

Published December 2019

ISBN 9780367873790

It will prove to be a useful tool for practitioners and students in this specialised area, as well as those working in the maritime and aviation industries, such as those who will be accountable under the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007; the Masters and Pilots who manage the risks; and the insurers who underwrite the cost of the risks.

The author will discuss areas such as:

The liability towards passengers and employees

The Prosecution of offenders

Comparative analysis of corporate manslaughter in the wider, global industry

Table of Contents

1 Introduction: Justice or Criminalisation?

2 Examining the Bottom Line: A Comparative Study

3 The Evolution of Corporate Accountability

4 The Analysis OF Reform

5 What Society Wanted, and What Society Got: The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007

6 The Act by Case Study

7 So Near.... The Costa Concordia Disaster

8 Sentencing: Domestic Guidance, Global Consequence

9 Crisis in Civil Aviation Accountability

10 Lessons to Be Shared

11 In Hazard: The Next Generation in the High Arctic