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Former Serco boss calls for abolition of Serious Fraud Office Simon Marshall was cleared of fraud last month (Getty Images) A former Serco executive who was cleared of defrauding taxpayers by hiding millions of pounds in profits has called for the abolition of the white collar crime agency that pursued him. Simon Marshall, who was acquitted last month, said the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) did not have “anything to do with justice” and should be disbanded. Marshall was subjected to an eight-year probe by the SFO over allegations Serco hid £12m of profits made from a prison tag contract with the Ministry of Justice between 2011 and 2013. ....
Marshall says the contract to tag and track prisoners electronically was more profitable than Serco had expected A former Serco executive who was acquitted of defrauding taxpayers of millions of pounds is calling for the white collar crime agency that led his prosecution to be disbanded. In the first interview since he was found not guilty at the end of April, Simon Marshall reveals the mental torment he suffered while enduring an eight-year probe by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Mr Marshall claims that a “statement of facts” which implicated him in the £12m fraud was incorrect. The document was part of a deal Serco struck with the SFO to avoid prosecution in 2019. ....
By Maria Shahid26 April 2021 All lawyers tell prospective clients and job candidates that they, their team and the firm are the best – so an award helps prove it. Maria Shahid talks to the people who know how to go about winning one As deadlines loom for entry into some of the UK’s most prestigious legal awards, law firms and in-house legal departments across the country are gearing up to the task of assessing the various categories on offer. Legal awards have come a long way over the last 15 years or so, and as the list of awards and categories grows yearly, if not monthly, there is likely to be an award for every type and size of firm. ....