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The French Criminal Code defines manslaughter as causing the death of another person through carelessness, negligence, inattention, or failure to exercise due care or safety (Article 221-6 of the Criminal Code). This is an offence that may result in criminal penalties, but also gives rise to rights to compensation for victims and their relatives.
Manslaughter may be charged in the event of accidents involving:
- Aircraft accidents (aircraft, helicopters, paragliders, parachutes, hot air balloons);
- Traffic accidents involving cars, motorcycles, heavy goods vehicles or other vehicles;
- Medical accidents, when healthcare professionals are accused of malpractice or negligence;
- Sports accidents, whether individual or supervised activities;
- Accidents occurring during an organised trip, engaging the liability of the organisers;
- Maritime or river accidents, such as shipwrecks or boat collisions…
The Paris-based law firm Le Tutour Avocats works alongside individuals charged with manslaughter and families of victims who wish to have a third party held criminally liable. With solid experience in criminal law and civil liability, the firm provides comprehensive, demanding, humane and tailor-made defence in both areas.
Being charged with manslaughter
Le Tutour Avocats assists individuals prosecuted following an accident that has caused a death:
- Drivers involved in a fatal traffic accident (drink driving, speeding, reckless driving).
- Professionals charged in connection with their work (doctors, site managers, executives, sports coaches).
- Public or private officials faced with a mass accident or failure resulting in the death of others.
- Aircraft pilots implicated following an accident, etc.
The firm defends its clients from the earliest stages and throughout the proceedings: police custody, indictment, technical expertise, criminal hearing. It develops a defence strategy tailored to the defendant, ensuring that the rights of the defence are respected and that the technical aspects of the case are mastered (contents of the medical file, technical data, expert reports, etc.).
Supporting victims: acknowledging liability and obtaining compensation
Le Tutour Avocats works alongside the relatives of a victim who has died or been injured as a result of an accident:
- Filing a complaint with civil party status, access to the criminal case file
- Support during the investigation, expert assessment and hearing phases
- Assessment of the physical injury, emotional distress, inheritance and economic damage suffered by the beneficiaries.
- Assessment of full compensation for victims in negotiations or before the criminal court, civil or administrative courts, or the relevant compensation funds.
The firm ensures that the proceedings are a means of establishing the truth, obtaining recognition and securing compensation for the families.
Expertise in complex and sensitive cases
Le Tutour Avocats is regularly called upon in cases of homicide or unintentional injury, both individual and collective, which receive significant media coverage.
Each case is treated individually, with attentive listening and a strategy tailored to the client’s needs, whether they are the defendant or the victim.une stratégie construite au plus près des besoins du client — qu’il soit mis en cause ou victime.