I gather there was something particularly dodgy about the excavation case
I know a few people who were at uni / friends with the lad who died.

I don't know all the details (and presumably it wouldn't be a great idea to mention them online before the court case anyway) but I understand that it's a bit more than an unlucky accident / lack of common sense and a member of senior management does appear to be directly at fault.

I believe the reason they've chosen to prosecute this one as the corporate manslaughter case is that the facts are pretty clear so it makes a good test case.

I don't have any sympathy for the compensation culture in general but this case is about criminal law rather than pay outs.
( ElParrot, Wed 23 Sep 2009, 23:52, Reply)