All Post Office articles
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OpinionThe independence of in-house lawyers - again
It was not a quiet August for in-house lawyers.
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OpinionMoment of truth
Do lawyers and their regulators know what drives positive and negative conduct choices?
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Profile'Legality illusions': An interview with Richard Moorhead
A thorn in the side of Post Office lawyers, academic Richard Moorhead was awarded an OBE for three decades’ work on legal ethics. Eduardo Reyes asks him where the profession is going wrong.
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NewsSRA charges two solicitors linked to Post Office scandal
Regulator announces first prosecutions, which relate to conduct after scandal was exposed.
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NewsPost Office scandal victim wins appeal over £2m trial split
Lawyers for Lee Castleton urge Post Office to rethink costly approach to defending former sub-postmaster’s claim.
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NewsSRA proposes mandatory three-hour ethics 'discussions' for solicitors
No return to CPD hours - but regulator moves to more prescriptive regime for continuing competence.
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NewsPost Office families offered flat-rate compensation
Government says relatives of wronged sub-postmasters will not need to show any evidence of harm to be eligible.
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NewsPost Office scandal takes centre stage
'Glitch – The True Story of the Post Office Scandal' may be coming to a theatre near you.
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NewsPost Office scandal: SRA plans swifter action over conduct
Regulator not minded to wait over issues such as cooperation with the inquiry, board papers reveal.
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NewsHigh Court splits ex-postmaster Castleton’s fraud claim
Former sub-postmaster Lee Castleton alleges that 2019 group settlement was agreed based on ‘untrue’ statements.
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NewsPost Office leak of victims' details 'not egregious', data watchdog finds
Information Commissioner’s Office says people affected by the Post Office scandal were ‘let down again’.
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NewsPost Office criminal charging decisions not likely until 2027, say police
Five individuals have been interviewed under caution as part of review into role of lawyers and investigators.
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NewsPost Office scandal: Some defence lawyers 'defeatist'
Lawyers were outgunned, out of their depth or uninterested in what clients had to say, academic report reveals.
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OpinionAccessing injustice? Lessons of Post Office Horizon cases for the defence
University of Exeter report offers well-balanced review of the experiences of sub-postmasters involved in the scandal.
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NewsPost Office victims' compensation battle 'worse than original injustice'
Victims’ commissioner Baroness Newlove has written to the government.
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NewsNew whistleblowing guidance for in-house lawyers
Latest version of ethics framework considers how a solicitor’s duty to whistleblow could conflict with client confidentiality.
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NewsPost Office victims offered legal advice to decide on appeals
New guidance also seeks to clamp down on Post Office lawyers taking adversarial approach.
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NewsCCRC refers first pre-2000 Post Office conviction for appeal
Patricia Owen died in 2003 but her family has campaigned for her name to be cleared.
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NewsIn depth: Horror stories from the Post Office Horizon IT report
The first report of the Post Office inquiry highlights the personal experiences of those affected by the Horizon scandal, while condemning the lack of legal advice for compensation claims.
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NewsRevealed: Deposed Post Office lawyers were paid £15m handover fee
Herbert Smith Freehills was removed from its role but received ‘transition contract’ by Post Office for handover.