R (Cornerhouse and Campaign against Arms Trade) v Serious Fraud Office (HL)

The House of Lords has ruled that the Serious Fraud Office acted lawfully when it stopped investigation into a Saudi arms deal. The House of Lords overturned the decision of the High Court that the decision was unlawful. Cornerhouse and Campaign Against the Arms Trade had applied for a judicial review of the SFO’s decision to discontinue the investigation of BAE plc for alleged bribery in relation to the Al Yamamah Saudi Arabian arms deal.
 
David Pannick QC, Dinah Rose QC and Ben Jaffey represented Cornerhouse and Campaign Against the Arms Trade.

Tom de la Mare and Shaheed Fatima represented JUSTICE, as intervenor.