"Corporate manlaughter update: MNS Mining Limited", 14 Jul 2014

...MNS Mining was found not guilty of corporate manslaughter...The mine manager...was found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter...The case arose as a result of a tragic accident...in which four workers drowned when the mine they were working in flooded...It was the crown’s case that the incident occurred as a result of the mine manager’s “gross negligence” which arose when he instructed the mine workers to breach the wall within the mine...This case highlights that the importance of the witness stand must not be under-estimated...It...highlight that...every effort is being made to hold individuals accountable where there are deemed to be health and safety failings...