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UK High Court grants injunction against BAE settlement

THE CORNER HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
2 March 2010
for immediate release

**High Court grants injunction against BAE settlement**

The High Court has granted an injunction prohibiting the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) from taking any further steps in its plea bargain settlement with BAE Systems.

The injunction is in force until the Court has decided whether or not to give permission to Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and The Corner House to apply for a judicial review of the settlement. It will make this decision by 20 March 2010.

Lawyers acting for The Corner House and CAAT formally lodged papers seeking judicial review permission on Friday 26 February 2010, together with a request for the injunction.

ENDS

LEGAL DOCUMENTS
Interim Injunction Order:
http://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk/pdf/document/InterimInjunctionOrder.pdf

Injuction Application:
http://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk/pdf/document/InjunctAppln.pdf

Judicial Review Application: Facts and Grounds:
http://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk/pdf/document/FactsAndGrounds.pdf

For further information, background and earlier press releases, go to:
http://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk

Note: Amongst the cases of alleged bribery faced by BAE Systems is a 2008 SFO investigation of a £43 billion sale of Toronado fighter jets to Saudi Arabia which was supported by Government export credit insurance. See http://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk/summary.shtml?x=564804 for background on this case.