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Post Office Inquiry: Five legal issues Paula Vennells will have to address
Former chief executive will give evidence over the next three days.
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Post Office worried about optics of employing ‘more assertive’ lawyers
General counsel Jane MacLeod said City firm would make Post Office seem like corporate bullies.
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Former Post Office GC ‘won’t co-operate’ with public inquiry
Inquiry told that former general counsel lives abroad and is declining to appear.
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In depth: Post Office Inquiry - profession braces itself for more uncomfortable revelations
Seven lawyers in the last two weeks have been summoned to give evidence before the Post Office Inquiry. And with the roll call set to grow even longer, the profession is bracing itself for more uncomfortable revelations that may have far-reaching repercussions for practice and ethics.
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‘I couldn’t just walk away from Post Office,’ barrister tells public inquiry
Simon Clarke denies that his firm threw itself under the bus for its client.
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Post Office live: Key lawyer says Post Office 'watered down' his advice
Today's witness is barrister Simon Clarke, who joined Cartwright King in 2010 and started working with the Post Office in 2013.
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Post Office live: Top KC asked whether he was 'set up' by organisation
Brian Altman KC, who advised the Post Office between 2013 and 2021, is questioned on his role in the organisation's response to the emerging Horizon scandal.
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Post Office live: Former head of criminal Jarnail Singh worried about brand reputation
Follow our live blog from the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal.
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Post Office lawyers held secret meeting with judge to stop disclosure
Solicitor also admits he failed to comply with his duties in handling expert witnesses.
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Post Office live: Solicitor said disclosure may give victims 'ticket to the Court of Appeal'
Follow our live blog from the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal.
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Post Office solicitor rejected ‘grumbling’ defence disclosure requests
Martin Smith took a robust stance on disclosure in belief that IT system was safe, public inquiry hears.
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Post Office live: Solicitor playing key role in prosecutions gives evidence
Barrister and solicitor formerly with the Post Office's go-to prosecutions firm Cartwright King give evidence to public inquiry.
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Lawyer warned of giving ‘ammunition’ to Post Office victims
Inquiry into Horizon scandal hears that Post Office solicitor was determined that prosecutions should go on.
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Post Office live: Barrister and former head of legal face questions
Follow our live blog from the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal.
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Post Office probe gets intimate
Malapropism highlighted in last week’s hearing prompts snorts of amusement.
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In depth: Post Office Inquiry shocks even the cynical
Two former general counsel and a head of legal appeared at the Post Office Horizon Inquiry last week. What was revealed shocked even the cynical – and there is a lot more to come yet.
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Post Office lawyer 'silenced’ widow through incentive payments
Public inquiry hears that lawyer drafted NDA with deceased sub-postmaster’s family to prevent publicity.
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Lawyers held back damning advice from me, says former Post Office director
Convictions were deemed to be potentially unsafe - but that was not relayed to top brass, public inquiry hears.
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Legal privilege used to ‘cloak’ messages, key Post Office figure admits
Public inquiry sees lawyer’s emailed instruction to ‘structure’ documents to invoke privilege.
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Post Office latest: Former top lawyer blames firm for disclosure failure
Follow our live blog from the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal