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.[1][2] The decision is considered significant in Scots law on corporate criminal liability.[2]

  1. ^ Aisha Anwar (17 September 2007). "Killing in company". The Journal. 52 (9). Law Society of Scotland. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Chalmers, J. (2004) ‘Corporate Culpable Homicide: Transco plc v H M Advocate’, The Edinburgh law review, 8(2)