Transcripts of the hearing
- 7 February 2017 – mostly CAAT’s case.
- 8 February 2017 – mostly the Government’s case.
Documents
These documents became public as they were referred to during the hearing on 7 and 8 February 2017.
- CAAT skeleton argument – an outline of CAAT’s case.
- CAAT witness statement – from Ann Feltham, Parliamentary Co-ordinator.
- Special Advocates’ Detailed Grounds – open comments from the lawyers representing CAAT in the closed sessions.
- First Interveners’ skeleton argument – outline of the arguments advanced by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Rights Watch (UK).
- First Interveners’ witness statement – witness statement by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Rights Watch (UK).
- Second Interveners’ Witness Statement – witness statement by Oxfam.
- Government’s Preliminary response to the interveners
- Government skeleton argument – an outline of the Government’s case.
- First Edward Bell witness statement – made in August 2016, from the Head of the Export Control Organisation.
- Second Edward Bell witness statement – made in December 2016, from the Head of the Export Control Organisation.
- First Neil Crompton witness statement – made in August 2016, from the Director of the Middle East and North Africa Directorate at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- Second Neil Crompton witness statement – made in December 2016, from the Director of the Middle East and North Africa Directorate at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- First Peter Watkins witness statement – made in August 2016, from the Director General Security Policy at the Ministry of Defence.
- Second Peter Watkins witness statement – made in December 2016, from the Director General Security Policy at the Ministry of Defence.
Material referred to in witness statements
These documents, referred to in witness statements, are now public as they were mentioned during the hearing.
Edward Bell, Export Control Organisation, Department for International Trade exhibits
- EB11 from the first witness statement – an email of 4 February 2016 from the Export Control Organisation to the then Business Secretary about arms export licences and Saudi Arabia.
- EB13 from the first witness statement – an email of 29 July 2016 from Edward Bell to the International Trade Secretary sending on earlier discussions. It includes reference to Number 10 involvement as well as Edward Bell’s concerns.
- EB14 from the second witness statement – a letter dated 15 December 2016 from Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to International Trade Secretary Liam Fox.
- EB15 from the second witness statement – a memo of 15 December 2016 from Edward Bell to Liam Fox.
Neil Crompton, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, exhibits
- NC6 from the first witness statement – an email of 26 January 2016 discussing the Government’s response to CAAT’s proposed legal action.
- NC13 from the second witness statement – an email of 31 October 2016 from the UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations saying the UK was “shocked and appalled by the terrible loss of life in the airstrikes on a funeral hall”.
Peter Watkins, Ministry of Defence, exhibits
- PW4 from the first witness statement – an email from MoD staff to the Defence Secretary dated 12 February 2016 discussing the Government’s response to CAAT’s proposed legal action.
- PW42 from the second witness statement – an email of 2 December 2016 to the Defence Secretary regarding a proposal for a targeting guidance workshop.
