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Corporate or Criminal? The dangers of reducing corporate prosecutions

Steve Tombs, David Whyte

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Will Law Commission proposals undermine the prospects for reversing the decriminalisation of illegal corporate conduct? \n \nHighlights the dangers of reducing corporate prosecutions. The Law Commission has recently issued a consultation document entitled ‘Criminal Liability in Regulatory Contexts’. The proposals could further undermine the prospects for reversing the decriminalisation of illegal corporate conduct.

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Will Law Commission proposals undermine the prospects for reversing the decriminalisation of illegal corporate conduct? \n \nHighlights the dangers of reducing corporate prosecutions. The Law Commission has recently issued a consultation document entitled ‘Criminal Liability in Regulatory Contexts’. The proposals could further undermine the prospects for reversing the decriminalisation of illegal corporate conduct.

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Will Law Commission proposals undermine the prospects for reversing the decriminalisation of illegal corporate conduct? \n \nHighlights the dangers of reducing corporate prosecutions. The Law Commission has recently issued a consultation document entitled ‘Criminal Liability in Regulatory Contexts’. The proposals could further undermine the prospects for reversing the decriminalisation of illegal corporate conduct.

Key concepts: Commission, Criminal liability, Corporate crime, Corporate liability, Criminal law, Reversing, Liability, Political science

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