Proceeding contribution from Lord Lloyd of Berwick (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 11 January 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill.

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

I agree with the noble and learned Lord. Whenever a lawyer sees two different words in the same subsection, he will always try to find two different meanings. For myself, I cannot see a great deal of difference between ““significant”” and ““substantial””. I suspect the reason for having ““substantial”” is because it appears in the context of the whole phrase ““or a substantial””. It seems the natural word to use there. I doubt whether it widens the meaning beyond ““significant””, but I may be wrong.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 688 c148GC
Session: 2006-07
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects: Accountability Armed forces Death Companies Crown immunity Corporate manslaughter Liability Health and safety Exemptions Government departments Police Prosecutions Management Public bodies Negligence
Legislation: Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill 2005-06 to 2006-07
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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

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