The shadow of Hatfield

摘要

In july last year, railtrack, balfour beatty, and six individuals were charged with corporate manslaughter for the Hatfield rail disaster, in which four people were killed and more than 100 injured. Although corporate manslaughter prosecutions have been possible since 1965, only a few cases have been successful and they were against small organisations. The Hatfield prosecutions mark a greater willingness on the part of the authorities to investigate and prosecute organisations for manslaughter.