Transco plc v HM Advocate

Transco plc v Her Majesty's Advocate
Larkhall, where Transco's gas explosion killed four people
CourtHigh Court of Justiciary sitting as the Court of Criminal Appeal
Decided3 June 2003
Citation[2003] ScotHC HCJAC 67, 2004 SLT 41, 2004 SCCR 1, 2004 JC 29
Court membership
Judges sittingLord MacLean, Lord Osborne, Lord Hamilton
Keywords
Mens rea, Corporate criminal liability

Transco plc v Her Majesty's Advocate 2003 HCJAC 67 is a Scots criminal law case that involved the first Scottish prosecution of a public limited company for culpable homicide. The decision is considered significant in Scots law on corporate criminal liability.

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