Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Ltd was recently found guilty of failure to ensure the safety of an employee in breach of the Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act 2007. This is the first corporate manslaughter conviction to date under the Act. It has now been reported that the company has lost an appeal against the initial ruling at the Court of Appeal. The court also upheld the £385,000 fine.
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