The Corner House (organisation)
- The Corner House (organisation)
The Corner House is a not for profit company limited by guarantee founded in 1997 in the United Kingdom. According to its website, it aims "to support democratic & community movements for environmental & social justice" [cite web|url=http://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk/about/item.shtml?cmd402=x-402-49653|title=About The Corner House|accessdate=2008-04-23|]
In 2007, The Corner House and the Campaign Against Arms Trade lodged an appeal for a Judicial review of the UK Government's discontinuation of an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office into the Al Yamamah arms deal. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7086171.stm|title= BAE inquiry decision challenged|accessdate=2008-04-23|publisher=BBC News website|date=2007-11-09] In April 2008 the High Court of Justice ruled that the Serious Fraud Office had acted unlawfully in dropping the investigation. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7339231.stm|title=UK wrong to halt Saudi arms probe|accessdate=2008-04-23|publisher=BBC News website|date=2008-04-10]
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* [http://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk The Corner House]
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