‘It is a difficult job to recruit for,’ says Sara George, a white-collar defence and investigations partner at Sidley Austin, as partners debate a likely successor for Serious Fraud Office director Nick Ephgrave after last week’s unexpected news that he is set to step down from his role at the end of March.
‘Not many people want to do the job because it is somewhat of a poisoned chalice… It’s very difficult to get cases to court with the current backlog, let alone win these very long cases,’ she adds.
Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe.
Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed).
For more information, please contact [email protected]
