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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.
Westminster Magistrates Court Kaye Stearman explains, as far as she is able, what happened when BAE pleaded guilty in court. Tuesday 23 November 2010 9.45 - I arrive at Westminister Magistrates Court in Horseferry Road, a building with all the architectural charm of a multi-story parking lot and
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
Santa and elves assemble outside Olympia Santa and his elves turned up at Kensington Olympia on Sunday 7 November to protest about the Spirit of Christmas being corrupted by the owners of the DSEI arms fair. The Spirit of Christmas Fair was taking place and the organisers of
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
Why is arms company BAE Systems encouraging schoolchildren to play with LEGO? The company wants children to develop the skills it needs for developing high-tech weapons platforms, and has hit upon LEGO's programmable robot kits called Mindstorms as a fun way to get kids interested.
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