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Courts, Robert - Solicitor General at the Attorney General's Office - ACOBA advice

Advice to Robert Courts KC, former Solicitor General at the Attorney General's Office, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.

Documents

Advice Letter: Robert Courts, Non-Executive Director, Farnborough International Limited

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Advice letter: Robert Courts, Ambassador, Royal Air Forces Association

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Advice letter: Robert Courts, Non-Executive Director, AirTanker Services Limited

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Advice letter: Robert Courts, Vice-President, Society of Maritime Industries

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Advice Letter: Robert Courts, Director, Ascalane Partners Ltd

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Details

Mr Courts KC left his role as Solicitor General in July 2024.

Non-Executive Director, Farnborough International Limited

Robert Courts KC sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with Farnborough International Limited. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in August 2025; and the appointment was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Ambassador, Royal Air Forces Association

Robert Courts KC sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with the Royal Air Forces Association. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in August 2025; and the appointment was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Non-Executive Director, AirTanker Services Limited

Robert Courts KC sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with AirTanker. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in July 2025; and the appointment was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Chair of the Advisory Board, Aviation Infrastructure Resilience

Robert Courts KC sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with Aviation Infrastructure Resilience. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in June 2025; and the appointment was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Vice-President, Society of Maritime Industries

Robert Courts KC sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an unpaid role with the Society of Maritime Industries. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in June 2025 and the role was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Independent Consultancy, Ascalane Partners Ltd

Robert Courts KC sought the Committee’s advice about establishing an independent consultancy alongside Tom Pursglove. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in January 2025 and the role was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Updates to this page

Published 21 January 2025
Last updated 3 September 2025 show all updates
  1. Appointment with AirTanker Services Limited, the Royal Air Forces Association, and Farnborough International Limited added

  2. Appointment with the Society of Maritime Industries and Aviation Infrastructure Resilience added

  3. First published.

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