Corruption versus National Security: what role for the Rule of Law?

The December 2006 decision to discontinue the corruption probe into BAE Systems Plc over the Al Yamamah arms contract plunged the Serious Fraud Office into political controversy. However, whilst the recent House of Lords judgment upholding the decision may help bring the political fallout to an end, the legal fallout has only just begun.   

• The December 2006 decision to discontinue the corruption probe into BAE Systems Plc over the Al Yamamah arms contract plunged the Serious Fraud Office into political controversy. However, whilst the recent House of Lords judgment upholding the decision ma