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2021
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Post Office Horizon inquiry to consider “redress”
and worry rumours about interim payments Hi all Just a quick post to let you know that the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry has published its first provisional list of issues since being put on a statutory footing. The subject of “redress” is mentioned. This is important because the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance has so…
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£100k payment authorised
and Crozier’s dishonesty… Good morning from a so-far-not-very-sunny Devon I’m meant to be error-correcting the latest proof of TGPOS but there has been a recent flurry of activity amongst activists, campaigners and from the Post Office itself, so I thought I would send you a secret email update. Interim payments imminent The biggest news is…
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Two people interviewed under caution
Lates news round-up Hello! Apologies for being quiet recently, I’ve been dealing with notes from my publisher on the latest book draft (on pre-sale here). That has been completed and the pre-legalled accuracy checks are now being made, which will take several weeks. It means, however, that I am able to briefly surface for air…
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Govt to pay Subpostmasters with quashed convictions up to £100,000
Interim payment incoming Hello everyone – very welcome and overdue news that the Subpostmasters who have had their convictions quashed can apply for up to £100,000 each as an interim payment ahead of any final settlement. Many Subpostmasters and their representatives are rightly suspicious, but the government has insisted that any interim payment has no…
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Twelve more convictions quashed
Total quashed convictions now = 59 Good afternoon! It’s another red-letter day. Another dozen people have had their convictions quashed at the Court of Appeal. After the dramatics of March and April, this was a more businesslike affair, but no less important for the individuals involved. I got to finally meet Tim Brentnall, and introduce…
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Ten more convictions quashed tomorrow?
Next tranche of appellants reach court Hi there Tomorrow I will be squeezing into my suit and hacking my way up to London to spend the day in court. Thirty-one appellants are having their cases considered at the Court of Appeal. Ten of the Post Office prosecution appeals are unopposed. All but one of the…
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Compensation claims reach £311m
Worrying levels of incompetence Good afternoon! This is your irregular Post Office scandal update, better known as the “secret” email. Lots to tell you about: Sum-thing’s wrong The Post Office somehow managed to underestimate the value of claims to its Historical Shortfall Scheme by at least a factor of nine. This suggests no one involved…
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Post Office and DWP opposing appeals
Next Court of Appeal cohort coming through Hi everyone There are 31 new appellants lined up waiting to have their cases heard at the Court of Appeal. There is a directions hearing scheduled for 19 July. If I am not called away by more urgent business, I’ll be there in my usual spot. Some interesting…
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June 2021 update
Hello again Apologies – I feel a bit sheepish writing this because it’s been so long since I last wrote. I am sorry it’s taken so long to put together a simple email, but… … it turns out writing a book is quite tough, because every second you are not writing a book, you should…
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“I hope that some of them may end up in prison for perverting the course of justice.”
Marshall spells it out Yesterday afternoon I watched Zoom lecture by the barrister Paul Marshall, hosted by the University of Law in London. It was spellbinding. Mr Marshall neatly draws the line between Fujitsu, the Post Office, government and his own legal profession’s multiple failings whilst hammering home the impact on people whose names may…