All Post Office articles – Page 7
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Horizon scandal inquiry hit by new Post Office disclosure failures
Victims’ lawyers complain of the Post Office trying to manipulate inquiry process as 363,000 emails go missing.
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Lawyers to face Post Office Inquiry over criminal prosecutions
First case study will focus on young mother left homeless after wrongful conviction.
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Top Post Office solicitor told colleagues: ‘Get on with prosecuting’
Former head of prosecutions denies he was ever pressured not to act independently.
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Post Office solicitor denies wanting victim's 'head on a spike'
Mandy Talbot emailed her bosses proclaiming that sub-postmaster was ‘stunned’ to lose in court.
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More ex-Post Office workers have convictions quashed
Crown court hearing follows referrals from the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
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Ex-Post Office solicitor tells Inquiry: 'I had nothing to hide'
Mandy Talbot says she would not have advised Post Office to ‘throw money’ at covering up faults with Horizon.
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Solicitor for Post Office defends failure to disclose Horizon helpline calls
Stephen Dilley tells inquiry that supplying details of all the helpline calls would have ‘drowned’ opponent.
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Post Office Inquiry: solicitor denies threat to 'ruin' postmaster
Stephen Dilley, now a partner at Womble Bond Dickinson, claims he acted ‘professionally and politely’.
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Post Office witness statement left out ‘unhelpful’ details, inquiry hears
Auditor denies she was ‘encouraged’ to tailor statement to support Post Office case.
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Post Office Inquiry: lawyers face questions over prosecutions
Proceedings resume today as government makes £600,000 offer to wrongfully convicted postmasters.
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Plain speaking not delivered at Post Office Inquiry
’Item-level deduplication’ and ’multifactorial assessment’ cause some bewilderment.
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City firm admits outsourcing Post Office disclosure to law graduates
HSF had a two-stage process for checking documents and says system was ’thoughtful and careful’.
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Post Office denies ‘hands off’ approach to lawyers handling disclosure
Inquiry into Horizon scandal hears that organisation relied on City lawyers to conduct sufficient disclosure searches.
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Post Office worried in 2003 about 'precedent' of truth coming out
Public inquiry sees internal emails raising concerns about a ‘gaggle’ of staff ready to expose Horizon flaws.
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Post Office lawyer wanted postmistress to ‘keep her mouth shut’
Public inquiry also hears Post Office discussed trying to persuade expert witness to change opinion.
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‘Delusional’ Post Office ignored my warnings, says expert witness
Post Office continued to tell expert problems were not widespread but denied him access to data, inquiry hears.
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Opinion
Post Office scandal: Complexities of referring cases back to court
It is imperative that we balance accuracy, thoroughness and haste when investigating potential miscarriages of justice.
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Opinion
Post Office Inquiry: dark clouds on the Horizon for lawyers
However uncomfortable they may find the witness box, it is not as painful as sitting in the dock.
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Post Office Inquiry: jail threat over disclosure failures
Inquiry chair raises question of whether Post Office ‘may be unwilling or unable’ to comply with disclosure requests.
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Victims call on lawyers to explain Post Office disclosure failings
Inquiry postponed again after Post Office says it cannot even identify which documents need to be reviewed.