In the wake of the UK’s more prescriptive approach towards sentencing adopted in the recent Definitive Sentencing Guidelines which came into force on 1 February 2016, the UK Sentencing Council has now turned its focus to the guidelines regarding the credit available for the entering of a guilty plea in criminal cases. The Sentencing Council … Continue Reading
As most health and safety practitioners are aware, the new sentencing guidelines for Corporate Manslaughter, health and safety and food hygiene offences, came into force on 1 February 2016. In the lead up to the new guidelines coming into force, courts already appeared to have the guidelines in mind, when sentencing companies for breaches of … Continue Reading
