Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia, Global, etc. | 13 Mar 2023
SVB collapse raises payroll fears for US employers, an Australian business is fined for misclassifying migrant workers, and a UK business is found guilty of corporate manslaughter for H&S failures – plus other key updates.
KHQ Lawyers | Australia | 6 Sep 2022
Psychological health has been the safety topic of interest and focus for clients recently, particularly given the proposed changes to the…
Cornwalls | Australia | 18 May 2022
On 25 March 2022, a sole trader business operator became the first person in Queensland to serve actual jail time after being found guilty of…
Kingsley Napley | United Kingdom | 2 Feb 2022
In January 2022 a garden supplies firm, Deco-Pak was found guilty of corporate manslaughter following a fatal accident at the Deco-Pak premises in…
MinterEllison | Australia | 20 Feb 2020
Queensland's MEROLA 2020 bill will introduce industrial manslaughter offences into the coal, mining and quarrying, explosives and oil and gas safety…
MinterEllison | Australia | 6 Dec 2019
We analyse the first industrial manslaughter prosecution in Queensland under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)…
MinterEllison | Australia | 4 Dec 2019
The Victorian Government has recently implemented a number of significant changes to OHS legislation in Victoria, including the introduction of an…
MinterEllison | Australia | 4 Dec 2019
Our Workplace team provides a snapshot of recent WHS developments in South Australia including in relation to industrial manslaughter, enforceable…
Weightmans LLP | United Kingdom | 10 Jan 2019
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 contains requirements to secure a conviction: The defendant was a qualifying organisation…
Bär & Karrer | Switzerland | 27 Nov 2018
A Q&A guide to business crime in Switzerland. The Q&A gives a high level overview of matters relating to corporate manslaughter, environmental and…