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Regulation Crisis: Evaluating the Potential Legitimizing Effects of Corporate Manslaughter Cases

This article identifies a new direction for discussion of the proposed corporate manslaughter offense. Considering work-related fatality cases with reference to the concept of legitimacy allows us to obtain a fuller understanding of their importance and the potential benefits associated with reform of the law. Work-related fatality cases have inherent power as signal offenses. A failure to resolve these cases in a manner that satisfies the interests of the publics that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) faces, may lead to a crisis of legitimacy for the agency. Reforming the law so as to facilitate such a response may offer important legitimatory benefits to regulators.