LAW 534 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: The Old Law, Corporate Liability, Regulatory Offence

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 534
• Professor: Lori Anne Heckbert

Document Summary

If it possible for you to go to jail, it becomes a strict liability. Official induce error has 6 steps that needs to be met, silence does not count as official induce error. Subsequent remedial measure (painting the wall after being convicted) does not prove your guilt. You can use the fact that you painted your walls during sentencings. Chapter 5 the changing face of corporate and organizational. Chapters 3 and 4 related to strict liability (actus reus and due diligence) This chapter is about criminal liability for corporations (and as well as other organizations) Note bill c-45 (amendments to the federal criminal code) is now law although the textbook will often refer to its provisions as bill c-45 anyway. Criminal liability is also different from piercing the corporate veil (when you can go after the shareholders and their assets) Also remember: the corporation and responsible individuals can both be held criminally responsible (not either/or )