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Or is it?
How far does £58m go? At 9am this morning the claimant Subpostmasters and the Post Office issued a joint statement announcing they had settled their differences. You can read it here. I spent the rest of the day on the phone (whilst also trying to report the conclusion of a murder trial at the Old…
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It’s all over!
Well this is a turn up for the books. At 9am this morning the claimants Subpostmasters and the Post Office issued a joint statement. You can read it here. I have lots of questions, as I suspect you do. I am going to go away and ask them and see what answers I can find…
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Horizon judgment date announced (resend)
Event Horizon: 16 December 2019 Hi all (resending so you might get this twice) The managing judge in the Bates and others v Post Office has indicated the Horizon Issues trial judgment will be handed down at 2pm on Monday 16 December at the High Court’s Rolls Building in London. The specific courtroom has yet…
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Horizon judgment date announced
Event Horizon: 16 December 2019 Hi all The managing judge in the Bates and others v Post Office has indicated the Horizon Issues trial judgment will be handed down at 2pm on Monday 16 December at the High Court’s Rolls Building in London. The specific courtroom has yet to be announced. If it is anything…
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Media getting interested
Well, hello secret emailers, I am sitting in my house looking out over the suburban idyll of Walton on Thames surrounded by scattered paperwork, bank statements and receipts. I am meant to be do something with all those things but, as the undisputed King of Procrastination, I have found something better to do, which is…
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Like a “mid-Victorian factory-owner”
What a day for the claimants. The Court of Appeal has rejected the Post Office’s attempt to appeal the first (Common Issues) trial judgment. I have commented on Lord Coulson’s decision here – with quotes from some key players, including the one above. You can find the 10,000-word reasons behind Lord Coulson’s thinking here. There…
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Newsflash: He’s Done It Again!
Court of Appeal rejects Post Office application Well here’s a thing. Lord Justice Coulson has rejected the Post Office’s attempt to appeal the first (Common Issues) trial judgment. Sir Peter Fraser’s epic 180,000 word judgment, handed down on 15 March this year stands. In its entirety. I suspect this is barely beginning to sink in…
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Secret email: Court of Appeal – decision day
Court of Appeal – decision day Hello secret emailers It’s hard to overstate how important today is to the Bates and others v Post Office litigation. At the Court of Appeal open hearing last Tuesday (12 November), Lord Justice Coulson indicated he would deliver his decision on the Post Office’s application to appeal the first…
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The waiting game, part 2
Good evening secret emailers. I hope you are enjoying your weekends. I’m just writing to let you know I have posted the transcript of the Costs Management Conference AND Tuesday’s hearing at the Court of Appeal on www.postofficetrial.com They both make fascinating reading if you have a head for navigating that sort of thing. If…
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First hearing at the court of appeal
Court of Appeal: match report It’s getting late so this is just a quick note that you can read my report from the first hearing at the Court of Appeal, as the Post Office seeks permission to appeal the first trial judgment. The live tweets I sent out during the trial can be found all…
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