The Guardian (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
BAE chooses chief operating officer Ian King, whose first task will be overseeing the defence company's response to a report into its practices by Lord Woolf. By Dan Milmo
Times Online (Free subscription) | 31/05/2008
Lord Woolf, the former lord chief justice, has revealed how a painful childhood helped shape him into one of Britain’s most liberal judges who outraged conservative opinion by paving the way for the early release of James Bulger’s killers.
Public Relations Consultant (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Earlier this week arms manufacturer BAE Systems tried to draw a line under its poor reputation by publishing report by Lord Woolf into its current ethical standing. Some Sunday papers had been tipped Woolf would be kind and his lordship was not allowed to search for past misdemeanours… so the result is an exploration of [...]
OTB News (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
BAE, its reputation tarnished, promises to behave better STABLE doors are seldom slammed shut by so eminent a group as that chaired by Lord Woolf, a former chief justice, to scrutinise the ethics of Britain's biggest defence firm, BAE Systems. His committee included Doug Daft, a former chief executive of Coca-Cola, and Sir David Walker, a [...]
The Economist (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
BAE, its reputation tarnished, promises to behave better STABLE doors are seldom slammed shut by so eminent a group as that chaired by Lord Woolf, a former chief justice, to scrutinise the ethics of Britain's biggest defence firm, BAE Systems. His committee included Doug Daft, a former chief executive of Coca-Cola, and Sir David Walker, a City grandee. It was established by the company a year ago...
Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
May 8, 2008 at 6:00 AM EDT B AE Systems' statement to Lord Woolf that in the past it had failed to pay
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
BAE Systems' statement to Lord Woolf that in the past it had failed to pay ''sufficient attention to ethical standards and avoid activities that had the potential to give rise to reputational damage'' was an earthquake for the company. The comment was cited by the High Court judge in a report on his examination of BAE's business ethics, the latest chapter in a long saga of accusations, litigation and...
rhetorically speaking.. (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Why, if it isn't the sack-cloth and ashes approach to PR rehabilitation : BAE Systems, the arms giant accused of making corrupt payments worldwide to win lucrative contracts, has admitted it acted unethically in the past. The admissions were made by BAE executives to Lord Woolf, the former lord chief justice, who was hired by the company to review its conduct. BAE promised to improve its behaviour...
PJH Law - Employment Law Blog (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Lord Woolf’s report published yesterday which reviewed BAE’s current policies and practices found that there were no ethical standards embedded in the company. BAE is now to appoint an ethics monitor to oversee a new code of conduct at the company. The report stated that “critically, both the chairman and the chief executive, in discussions with [...]
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Financial Times: BAE’s long shadows Published: May 6 2008 19:50 | Last updated: May 6 2008 19:50 More than window-dressing but not enough to draw a line under sustained criticism: Lord Woolf’s report on ethical business conduct at BAE Systems contains 23 specific…
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
A report by Lord Woolf, the former lord chief justice, into the company's business ethics on Tuesday revealed its top management had admitted failing “to pay sufficient attention” to ethical standards that could have damaged its reputation.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Dick Olver, BAE's chairman, hopes that Lord Woolf's report will silence some of the company's critics, drive a cultural revolution and help it to leave its past behind
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Lord Woolf's report on ethical standards at BAE Systems highlights the intense pressure for reform of Britain's archaic anti-corruption laws, amid growing...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Admissions made by BAE executives to Lord Woolf, who was hired by the company to review its conduct
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Corruption allegations surrounding BAE, Britain's biggest defence company, have "damaged the global reputation of this country", according to a scathing report into the firm by Lord Woolf, the former Lord Chief Justice.
