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 23, 2008
Rich nations are the real beneficiaries of the “boom industry” of global corruption that is making the world’s poor even poorer – writes Kim Cain from Melbourne, Australia. That is the central finding of a new report, “From Corruption to...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 17, 2008
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has called on the Prime Minister to end his silence on a High Court ruling on BAE Systems that took place nearly a week ago. The court ruled on 10th April that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had acted unlawfully by cutting short...
