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Judgment No 1
Hi all Hope you are well. I’ve been keeping busy over the past few days, marshalling a few files and preparing another Post Office v Mental Health story. This one is about a mediation scheme applicant and claimant in the ongoing litigation. She wasn’t prosecuted, but she easily might have been. Also I’m hoping a…
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The Long Summer of Admin continues
Evening secret emailers, As you know www.postofficetrial.com now has an up to date Horizon trial menu to complement the Common Issues trial menu. As of today I have added: a) a “Court of Appeal menu” to document the Post Office’s adventures there. b) a “What’s this all about?” page, which explains the entire story in…
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Horizon trial one-stop resource
Hi there summer secret emailers. I’ve been trapped in the West Country for the last three days, doing stories for 5 News. All that time alone in a hotel room has given me the opportunity to complete some of the tedious administrative tasks which before I ran a website I used to think happened by…
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Claimants’ statement of objection to the Post Office appeal application
All roads lead to Rome: a Statement of Objection Hello secret emailers. It’s gone midnight again, I’ve just finished a 13 hour shift at ITN towers but I have documentation you might be interested in… When the Post Office first submitted its appeal to the Court of Appeal, it was rejected out of hand. Lord…
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Third, Fourth, Fifth and potentially Sixth trial news
All the trials news Hello secret emailers. It’s gone midnight, I’ve just got home from a News at Ten shift (I hope you all saw me manage to summarise the last stage and entire Tour de France in 1m20s) and I should be in bed as I’ve got to be at Channel 5 News at…
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Third trial news: how much?
Good afternoon secret emailers Some third trial news: it will be purely about quantum. Quantum is defined as “a required or allowed amount, especially an amount of money legally payable in damages.” It seems that we are going to spend March watching the parties argue about the value that should be put on alleged wrongs…
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Grounds of Appeal fully fisked
Hello secret emailers I’ve had a productive day reading and writing up the grounds of appeal and skeleton argument from the Post Office which has been lodged at the Court of Appeal. The Post Office are trying to appeal the judgment of the Common Issues trial. Read my fisking of the documents here. Read the…
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Branch sales targets
Morning secret emailers! Hope you had a grand weekend. Mine was spent watching my daughter give a final year performance at her primary school as Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins, followed by a family bbq for my parents’ joint birthdays. I am feeling happy and fat. I’ve cleared today down for all things Post Office.…
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The NFSP: who’s fooling who?
Quick update Hello there secret emailers Sorry for the radio silence – I’ve had a manic period at work recently and have been unable to dedicate much time to Post Office-related matters. Apologies if I haven’t been able to respond to anything you’ve communicated to me in recent weeks. I have, however, found a moment…
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Bates v Post Office: “There will be at least three more trials”
Not the headline I expected to be writing after going through the Reasons for the High Court refusing the Post Office’s application to appeal the Common Issues (first) trial judgment. But it’s there on the final page, in the final paragraph. You can read my fisking of the Refusal here and you can read the…
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