Category - corruption

Date set for BAE-Saudi corruption enquiry appeal

Simon Barrow — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:29:33 +0100

The Serious Fraud Office appeal against a judicial review judgment that said the BAE-Saudi corruption inquiry was stopped by the government unlawfully has been set for next week.

Arms company faces corruption questions at annual meeting

staff writers — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:21:53 +0100

BAE Systems has failed to halt the sharp decline in its reputation despite trying to focus on ethics at its Annual General Meeting in London. The Board faced a barrage of questions from shareholders about corruption and political influence.

BAE Systems 'ethics report' misses the moral point, say activists

staff writers — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:04:49 +0100

Anti-arms trade campaigners say that a new 'ethics' report commissioned by weapons giant BAE Systems will not change public perceptions of the company, following a High Court ruling over investigations into corruption charges.

High Court re-opens Saudi arms corruption investigation

agency reporter — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:33:19 +0100

The High Court has formally quashed the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) decision to drop its corruption investigation into BAE Systems arms deals with Saudi Arabia. The decision is a huge success for the campaign groups that brought the case.

Church report says the rich benefit from global corruption

Ecumenical News International — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:32:34 +0100

Rich nations are the real beneficiaries of the "boom industry" of global corruption that is making the world's poor even poorer, says a hard-hitting new report from the United Church in Australia. It calls for an end to tax havens.

Further hearing over BAE-Saudi corruption enquiry

Simon Barrow — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:38:17 +0100

A short 'relief hearing' will take place at 10.00am on 23 April at the Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London, following the High Court judgment which held that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had acted unlawfully by cutting short a corruption investigation into arms deals between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia.

Brown asked to end silence on arms corruption investigation court case

staff writers — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:51:54 +0100

The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has called on the Prime Minister to end his silence on a High Court ruling on BAE Systems and official arms corruption investigations that took place nearly a week ago.

The High Court, BAE and media massaging

Simon Barrow — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:29:31 +0100

The success of arms trade campaigners in bringing the judicial review in which the High Court has ruled that the Serious Fraud Office and UK government acted illegally in dropping a corruption investigation against BAE Systems, under pressure from the Saudis, is a major achievement

Legal challenge over UK government 'subservience' to Saudi regime

agency reporter — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:49:34 +0000

The British government is to face the Information Tribunal next week concerning its refusal to disclose documents relating to arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The first case is being brought by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT).

Campaigners take on arms giant in high court review

staff writers — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:29:08 +0000

The High Court will today hear the judicial review of the Serious Fraud Office's decision to end its investigation into alleged corruption by BAE Systems in recent Saudi arms deals. Campaigners want to bring the arms giant to account.