Architect Aedas will not face corporate manslaughter charges over the death of a man near its Bridgewater Place tower in Leeds, Building Design has reported.
Edward Slaney was crushed by a lorry that overturned last year in high winds believed to have been exacerbated by a wind tunnel effect created by the 32-storey building. An inquest into Slaney’s death was halted by coroner Melanie Williamson in February, with the case passed to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to decide whether the developer, architect or council should be charged with corporate manslaughter.
This week a CPS spokesman told Building Design that it had advised against bringing any charges.
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