Unaoil case review finds dysfunctional Serious Fraud Office

A report [1] into culture and practice at the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), commissioned in the wake of the quashed conviction for bribery of Ziad Akle, a former energy services consultancy manager, has exposed “fundamental failures” in how the case was handled and resourced, and a toxic distrust that developed between senior management and staff at the agency.