by Sean Reilly | Jul 6, 2008
Campaigners have said they are confident that an appeal by a Government agency concerning corruption in the arms trade will fail. The House of Lords will this week hear the Serious Fraud Office’s appeal against the High Court’s recent decision on a BAE...
by Sean Reilly | May 7, 2008
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 today. The Board faced a barrage of questions from shareholders about corruption and political influence. The company struggled...
by Sean Reilly | May 6, 2008
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. The report has been published...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 24, 2008
The High Court today formally quashed the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) decision to drop its corruption investigation into arms deals between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia. The decision is a huge success for the campaign groups that brought the case. The decision follows...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 18, 2008
Christian campaigners have called for the reopening of a corruption investigation into the arms company BAE Systems following a landmark ruling in the High Court last week. The court ruled that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had acted unlawfully by cutting short an...