For the record

This site was set up to detail the judicial review of the decision to end the SFO investigation into BAE-Saudi arms deals.

Now the judicial review has finished, the site will be left online for the record. It is frozen as of February 2009.

For further information about corruption, visit The Corner House, or about BAE and the UK Government's arms dealing, visit CAAT.

Documents


Press releases relating to many of the documents and events in the legal proceedings are available here


Bringing the Judicial Review, December 2006 to November 2007

  • SFO press release, 14 Dec 2006
  • Attorney General statement to House of Lords, 14 Dec 2006
  • Legal Letter Before Claim from CAAT & The Corner House to SFO, 18 Dec 2006 PDF (130k)
  • CAAT & The Corner House Application for permission to apply for Judicial Review (Detailed Statement of Grounds), 19 Apr 2007 PDF (161k)
  • CAAT (Ann Feltham) witness statement, 19 Apr 2007 PDF (315k)
  • The Corner House (Nicholas Hildyard) witness statement, 19 Apr 2007 PDF (261k)
  • SFO Summary Grounds of Resistance, 11 May 2007 PDF (8.83mb)
  • High Court refusal of Application for permission to apply for Judicial Review, 29 May 2007 PDF (57k)
  • CAAT & The Corner House Skeleton Argument for permission hearing, 9 Nov 2007 PDF (132k)
  • SFO Skeleton Argument for permission hearing, 9 Nov 2007 PDF (250k)
  • High Court granting of permission to apply for Judicial Review, 9 Nov 2007 PDF (16k)

Judicial Review hearing, January-February 2008

  • SFO (Robert Wardle) first witness statement, 17 Dec 2007 PDF (667k)
  • Letters between cabinet office & Attorney General, 2005-2006 PDF (693k)
  • SFO Submissions for Directions Hearing, 21 Dec 2007 PDF (245k)
  • Directions Hearing judgment, 17 Jan 2008 PDF (29k)
  • CAAT & The Corner House Skeleton Argument for Judicial Review, 14-15 Feb 2008 PDF (239k)
  • Letters between BAE Systems & Attorney General, 2005-2006 PDF (693k)
  • SFO (Robert Wardle) second witness statement, 31 Jan 2008 PDF (131k)
  • Judicial review proceedings, 1st day, 14 Feb 2008 PDF (522k)
  • Judicial review proceedings, 2nd day, 15 Feb 2008 PDF (604k)

Judicial Review ruling, April 2008


SFO appeal to the House of Lords, April-July 2008

  • High Court granting to SFO of appeal against Judicial Review ruling, 24 Apr 2008 PDF (48k)
  • SFO case for appeal, June 2008 PDF (178k)
  • SFO (Robert Wardle) third witness statement, 7 July 2008 PDF (19k)
  • SFO (Helen Garlick) witness statement, 7 July 2008 PDF (22k)
  • SFO (John Jenkins, FCO) witness statement, 7 July 2008 PDF (29k)
  • CAAT & The Corner House response to SFO appeal, 7 July 2008 PDF (178k)
  • CAAT (Ann Feltham) second witness statement , 7 July 2008 PDF (70k)
  • JUSTICE submission, 7 July 2008 PDF (166k)
  • Law Lords judgement, 30 July 2008 PDF (2mb)
  • CAAT & The Corner House statement 30 July 2008