The first corporate manslaughter trial started today, but legal experts warned that the legislation may not be the “panacea” for accountability that has been claimed.Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings was in court today accused of a “gross breach” of duty over the death of employee Alex Wright. Wright, who worked as a junior geologist for the firm, died in September 2008 when a trench collapsed on him as he collected soil samples in Brimscombe, Gloucestershire.