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Post Office Trial secret email 1 March
Whyyyy are we waayyting…? After being told by the judge himself he had aimed to get his Common Issues trial judgment out by the end of January we were then told, without warning or explanation, it would out “not before” the end of February. We were then told, again by the judge, that he was…
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The ballad of Paula Vennells
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court Paula Vennells has this week announced she’ll be leaving the Post Office to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as its Chair in April. In January she was awarded a CBE and on 7 Feb she was appointed as a non-executive board member…
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So where are we now?
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court Today’s pre-trial review was a matter of crossing the tees and dotting the ayes before the Horizon trial, which begins three weeks on Monday. As the “unbelievably clever and super charming” Anthony de Garr Robinson QC (above) will be leading the Post Office’s…
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Live tweets: Horizon trial pre-trial review
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court Live tweets: Horizon pre-trial review Here are the live tweets I sent out during this morning’s pre-trial review. You can read a beautifully-formatted version on thread reader here and you can read the original thread on twitter here. Or just read down… We…
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Post Office Trial secret email Valentine’s Day Special
Hello there It really is a stunning, frosty morning down here in the South East. Today I’m up to the Rolls Building for the second time this week. Tuesday’s case management conference (CMC) barely touched on the upcoming Horizon trial (starting 11 March). Today’s Pre-trial Conference (PTC) is all about it. I am hoping we…
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Post Office Trial secret email update 12 Feb
Schedule me this Hi secret emailers I went to another Case Management Conference (CMC) at the High Court today. They are knuckle-gnawingly dull from a headline perspective, but grimly-rewarding when it comes to gaining a better understanding of this case. CMCs effectively prescribe the terms of engagement. Any tiny victories gained in defining these terms…
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Post Office Trial secret email update 1 Feb
Cash Money Cerebrations Hello secret emailers I thought I’d write a note about the logistics and finances of reporting the judgment and forthcoming trials now we have a bit more clarity about what’s going on. There is a half day case management conference (CMC) for the third trial coming up on 12 Feb. I’ll go…
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Justice delayed
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court The judge in the Post Office group litigation has told a Case Management Conference at the High Court Rolls Building today that his judgment on the Common Issues trial, which finished on Thursdau 6 December, will now not be released until the final…
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Post Office Trial secret email update 31 Jan
Today’s Case Management Conference Morning secret email friends. It’s case management conference day today. At which the forthcoming Horizon trial will be argued about and the Common Issues judgment date will be “addressed”. I am hoping we will finish (or better start) today with a clear judgment date. I’m trying to juggle work commitments to…
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Post Office Trial secret email update 30 Jan
Tomorrow’s Case Management Conference Hello secret emailers! Sorry it’s been quiet of late – I’ve been putting together a piece on a currently suspended Subpostmaster which I was hoping to publish earlier this week. There has been a development in his case so he’s asked me to hold off from publishing just yet. Frustrating for…