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The plea bargain agreed between arms giant BAE Systems and the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to end the six-year bribery investigation was not, as expected, signed off this morning at Southwark Crown Court in south London by Mr Justice Bean. Instead the judge forensically questioned barristers representing BAE and the SFO
Arms giant BAE will be in the dock at Southwark Crown Court on Monday morning, 20 December. Supporters from Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) will hold a colourful pageant outside the courthouse to illustrate the nature and extent of BAE’s wrongdoing. The court hearing is expected to sign off the settlement agreed
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) condemns the reported remarks of Prince Andrew slamming the Serious Fraud Office investigation of arms giant BAE Systems. The comments, part of the WikilLeaks cache released on 29 November, were reported in a cable by the US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan following a ” business brunch” two years ago.
District Judge Caroline Tubbs today gave permission for the plea bargain settlement agreed between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and BAE Systems to be heard at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday 20 December. At this unprecedented hearing a judge will be asked to confirm the final settlement. The single criminal
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and The Corner House have urged the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to bring to the Court’s attention its undertaking never to prosecute any individual in future if doing so involves alleging BAE Systems was guilty of corruption. The request comes on the eve of SFO bringing to
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and The Corner House have welcomed the decision by the Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board (AADB) to investigate KPMG’s audit of arms giant BAE Systems. AADB will study KPMG audits in relation to the commissions paid by BAE through any route to subsidiaries, agents and any connected
Two weeks after the launch of Campaign Against the Arms Trade’s new Ban BAE counter-recruitment campaign, students and anti-arms trade activists kicked off the academic year by taking over a BAE recruitment presentation and staging a die-in at their stall. The action took place at the Guardian’s busy Graduate Fair held at
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has launched its new Ban BAE counter-recruitment campaign at the start of the new university year. CAAT’s Universities’ Network is calling on anti-arms trade activists to take part in direct action against arms giant BAE Systems and stop their participation in recruitment events. BAE is keen to
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