For many construction companies there has been growing concern regarding the liabilities of both the company and individual directors.  Added to this, The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (the new Act), which came into force last year on 6 April makes it easier to pursue successful prosecutions against large organisations in the UK for corporate manslaughter. The new Act is not retrospective so deaths which occurred before 6 April will be governed by the old law.