Companies are capable in principle of committing some types of criminal offences. The statute providing for regulatory offences commonly provides that the offence may be committed by a company and also by officers who assist or partake in the commission of the offence concerned.<\/p>\n
Companies may be convicted of many regulatory offences. Generally, these are so-called strict liability offences where liability arises because the offence has been committed and the particular state of mind or intention is irrelevant.<\/p>\n
The courts have recognised in recent years, the possibility that a company may be attributed the intent and state of mind of its controllers and directors. Generally, the intention of managers and senior personnel are regarded as the controlling mind of the company.<\/p>\n
It is possible, in principle, for companies to be convicted of manslaughter. Generally, the requisite guilty knowledge, gross negligence, or recklessness must be found at a sufficiently high level of management, before the company entity itself can be prosecuted.<\/p>\n\n
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