The court said on Tuesday that it planned to approve the deal, known as a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) which was announced on Monday, in a written judgement at 1600 GMT.

Rolls-Royce's agreement to pay around 671 million pounds to British, U.S. and Brazilian authorities, helps to remove a cloud which has hung over the company since 2013, although the penalties involved were bigger than analysts had expected.

(Reporting by Kirstin Ridley, Writing by Sarah Young; editing by Kate Holton)