| | The High Court today (London, 24 April 2008) formally quashed the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) decision to drop its corruption investigation into arms deals between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia. This follows the Court's ruling on 10 April that the SFO, acting on government advice, acted unlawfully in stopping its investigation in December 2006 following a threat from Saudi Arabia. The decision to quash was made by Lord Justice Moses and Mr Justice Sullivan, who also gave the SFO permission to appeal to the House of Lords against their ruling of 10 April. The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and The Corner House, recognising the public importance of the legal issues, did not oppose the SFO's application for permission to appeal. |
