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Originally Posted by Pierre
I don’t think Corporate Responsibility is a new thing, legally.
And any action against a CEO would have to be legal, wouldn’t it?
In which case a burden of proof of would be required.
As always, it’s a great headline but the power already exists.
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In practice it is very difficult to hold senior officers of a company personally liable for corporate criminality, even where it is technically possible. As they have announced this as a bill, it seems they intend to modify what power exists or add a new one. The publishing of the bill will reveal what it is they intend to do.