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Lawyers acting on behalf of Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and The Corner House have today issued a letter to the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) laying out their intention to request a judicial review of the 5 February 2010 decision of the SFO to enter a plea agreement with BAE.
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and The Corner House are shocked and angered by the decision of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to settle with BAE Systems. As a result of the settlement there will be no opportunity to discover the truth behind alleged bribery and corruption in the many BAE deals that were
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) welcomes the news that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has charged Count Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly with making illegal payments to officials in central and eastern Europe in connection with proposed BAE arms sales. The Count, who owns property in the UK, was charged at Highbury Magistrates Court on
Anti-arms trade campaigners have reacted with incredulity after the Chairman of BAE Systems appeared to dismiss the conclusions of the Nimrod Review. Mr Dick Olver was answering questions in a public meeting after delivering the Mountbatten Memorial Lecture at the Institute for Engineering and Technology (IET) on the evening of 12 November.
Anti-arms trade campaigners have reacted with anger and disbelief that the Chairman of Britain’s biggest arms manufacturer is to deliver a lecture on ethics in business. Mr Dick Olver, chairman of BAE Systems, is scheduled to give the public the benefit of his wisdom at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) on 12
In 2008/9 students across the UK made massive advances in breaking the links between universities and the arms trade, campaigning on issues such as university shareholdings in arms companies and military research. To build on that success, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has launched a Universities Network website to assist students in their continuing
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and The Corner House have welcomed the decision of the Director of the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Richard Alderman, to begin prosecution proceedings against BAE Systems for alleged corruption and false accounting in its arms sales to at least four countries – Czech Republic, Romania, South Africa and
Iconic London Routemaster buses bedecked with anti-arms trade messages and an anti-arms trade fayre will be highlights of Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT)’s protests against the London arms fair in September. CAAT’s protest will begin on the opening morning of 8 September with a rally near the ExCeL centre in Docklands followed
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