Campaign Against Arms Trade, Regina (on The Application of) v The Secretary of State for International Trade: Admn 10 Jul 2017

The issue in this claim for judicial review is whether the Secretary of State for International Trade, who since July 2016[1] has had responsibility for licensing the export of arms, is obliged by law to suspend extant export licences to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and cease granting new licences, to conform with Government policy to deny such licences where there is ‘a clear risk that the arms might be used in the commission of a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law’.

Judges:

Burnett LJ, Haddon-Cave J

Citations:

[2017] EWHC 1754 (Admin)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Licensing

Updated: 27 March 2022; Ref: scu.590294