R V COTSWOLD GEOTECHNICAL LTD

All practitioners should take note of this Court of Appeal ( Criminal Decision ) judgment published on 20th July.The Court upheld a fine so large as to put the defendant company out of business.This arose in the context of  a corporate manslaughter conviction but is surely a sign that in a bad Bribery case the sanction could kill the company.For a large entity that might be a fine running into millions of pounds.