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2019
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Day 1: Horizon “not fit for purpose”
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court This is an email version of this blog post published on www.postofficetrial.com Oh, hello. On day one of this trial, we have already had reference to an internal Post Office document (dated Jan 2017) which says Post Office IT is “not fit for …
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PoT secret email 11 March – and they’re off!
Good morning secret emailers and welcome to the first day of the second trial of the Bates and others vs Post Office group litigation. This is, of course, the Horizon trial, and as with the Common Issues trial it is going to be held in court 26 of the High Court’s Rolls Building in central…
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Money money money – please read
Hello you ridiculously generous lot. Over the last few weeks I have not been actively soliciting donations for this blog. I have repeatedly stated that I have enough crowdfunded money in the kitty to cover the Horizon trial. That said, I have not refused any donations as I am aware that some people may feel…
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Horizon trial menu (with broken link fixed)
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court The Horizon trial is the second trial in the Bates and others v Post Office group litigation at the High Court. It is being held between Mon 11 March and Thu 4 April 2019 at the Rolls Building in London. Mr Justice Fraser…
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Horizon trial menu
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court The Horizon trial is the second trial in the Bates and others v Post Office group litigation at the High Court. It is being held between Mon 11 March and Thu 4 April 2019 at the Rolls Building in London. Mr Justice Fraser…
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Something for the weekend…? pre-trial judgment on Second Sight evidence
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court Pre-Horizon trial transcript and judgment Here’s something to get you in the mood for Monday. On Thu 14 Feb I attended a pre-trial review at the High Court’s Rolls Building (read my immediate notes here). This was essentially an administrative affair, save for…
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Post Office Trial secret email 7 March
Only one thing missing now – a judgment Hello secret emailers I still haven’t received the “perfected” transcript of the final day of the Common Issues trial, so I’ve posted up the unamended transcript I was sent on the day. It’s unlikely to be radically different from the final version. You can read it here.…
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Post Office Trial secret email 4 March
Common Issues trial admin Hello secret emailers With the second trial starting a week today I thought I had better do some more admin on the first trial. I have been sent the transcripts of days 12 to 14 of the common issues trial and now posted them up on the blog. The best way…
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Confirmation of Horizon Trial scheduling
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court Hi there. A press release from Luther Pendragon, the PRs for Freeths (solicitors for the claimants) came through today. It doesn’t tell you anything avid readers of this blog don’t know already, but as things kick off a week today, I thought it…
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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…