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The first company in the UK to be charged under the 2007 Corporate Manslaughter Act is to go on trial. | |
Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings is accused over the death of a geologist who was an employee when he died. | |
Alex Wright, of Cheltenham, was killed in September 2008 at Brimscombe, when a trench gave way as he was collecting soil samples. | Alex Wright, of Cheltenham, was killed in September 2008 at Brimscombe, when a trench gave way as he was collecting soil samples. |
Company director Peter Eaton, 60, of Stroud, also faces a charge of gross negligence manslaughter. | |
Mr Eaton could be jailed for life if convicted. | |
The maximum sentence for his firm, which also faces charges for health and safety breaches, is an unlimited fine. | |
The new act was introduced to make corporate manslaughter cases easier to bring. | |
The trial is listed to open in Bristol Crown Court later. | The trial is listed to open in Bristol Crown Court later. |