Postmasters were prosecuted using unreliable evidence – BBC News
‘The Post Office prosecuted postmasters over missing money despite having evidence its own computer system could be to blame.’
BBC News, 8th June 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: postal service
Post Office IT system that ruined lives ‘still faulty’, MPs told – BBC News
‘A faulty till system that led to sub-postmasters being wrongly accused of stealing money is still not working properly, MPs have been told.’
BBC News, 10th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Boris Johnson to hold inquiry into scandal of subpostmasters accused of fraud – Daily Telegraph
‘The Government will commit to holding an independent inquiry following a legal ruling affecting hundreds of subpostmasters, Boris Johnson has suggested.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Royal Mail sued by postwoman for £50,000 after dog bit off two fingers during rounds amid claims she wasn’t warned about animal – Daily Telegraph
‘A postwoman whose fingers were bitten off by a dog as she put a card through a letterbox is suing Royal Mail for £50,000 compensation.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th February 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court critical of approach to evidence in Post Office litigation – Henderson Chambers
‘In the final judgment of this long-running group litigation, the court found numerous issues with the Post Office’s Horizon IT system and ruled in favour of the subpostmasters and subpostmistresses. The overarching point that emerges is the importance of advancing a realistic case, supported by properly considered and careful expert and factual witness evidence.’
Henderson Chambers, 22nd January 2020
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
Post Office ‘assisting’ review of postmasters’ convictions – BBC News
‘The Post Office says it is ”assisting the Criminal Cases Review Commission to the fullest extent” with inquiries into cases of postmasters convicted of theft and fraud.’
BBC News, 19th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Subpostmasters ‘vindicated’ as high court finds IT system had ‘bugs and defects’, paving way for further legal action – Daily Telegraph
‘Former subpostmasters who brought legal action against the Post Office say they have been “vindicated” after the High Court finds that their IT system had “bugs and defects,” paving the way for further legal action.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Post Office settles mammoth group action – Law Society’s Gazette
‘TThe epic Bates v Post Office group litigation, which has dragged on for over three years, has been settled, the parties announced today with the Post Office admitting “we got things wrong in our dealings with a number of postmasters”. The surprise announcement was made days before judgment in the so-called the “Horizon trial” – the second trial in the class action – was due to be delivered.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th December 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
New Judgment: Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti [2019] UKSC 55 – UKSC Blog
‘The appeal concerned the dismissal of Ms Jhuti from her employment by Royal Mail Group Ltd. The key question of law that it raised was whether in a claim for unfair dismissal under Part X of the Employment Rights Act 1996, the reason for the dismissal can be other than that given to the employee by the employer’s appointed decision-maker.’
UKSC Blog, 27th November 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
Council failed to consider impact of proposed retail development on local post office, High Court finds – Local Government Lawyer
‘Dacorum Borough Council should have considered the impact of a small retail development on the viability of a local Post Office when it granted planning permission, the High Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th November 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Royal Mail wins High Court injunction to block potential strikes by postal workers – Daily Telegraph
‘Royal Mail has won a High Court injunction to block potential strikes by postal workers.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Royal Mail loses appeal over £50m fine for breaking competition law – The Guardian
‘Royal Mail has lost an appeal against a £50m fine from media regulator Ofcom for anti-competitive behaviour against its largest competitor, the parcels business Whistl.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Royal Mail seeks injunction over planned strikes by workers – Daily Telegraph
‘Bosses at Royal Mail are seeking an injunction to block a planned strike by postal workers, claiming there are “potential irregularities in the ballot” making the vote unlawful.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Appeal throws out Post Office bid to replace judge – Law Society’s Gazette
‘In a scathing 17-page judgment, the Court of Appeal has thrown out an attempt by the Post Office to appeal a judge’s refusal to recuse himself from group litigation on the grounds of bias. Ruling in Post Office Limited v Alan Bates & Ors, the Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Coulson said that the recusal application ‘never had any substance and was rightly rejected by the judge’.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th May 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Royal Mail fined record £50m by Ofcom – BBC News
‘The fine is for its actions in 2014 when Whistl, which was then known as TNT, was trying to become its first competitor in wholesale mail delivery.’
BBC News, 14th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Surrey ‘mailbag thief’ jailed in 1976 overturns conviction – BBC News
‘A man who served eight months in a youth jail for stealing mailbags in the 1970s has had his name cleared.’
BBC News, 17th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Royal Mail wins legal injunction to block strike – Daily Telegraph
‘Royal Mail has won a High Court injunction preventing next week’s planned 48-hour strike by postal workers.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
HMRC steps up inquiry into employment status of Hermes couriers – The Guardian
‘HM Revenue & Customs has stepped up its investigation into the delivery company Hermes classifiying its couriers as self-employed, while the business has also been hit with an employment rights lawsuit from the GMB trade union.’
The Guardian, 3rd May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Subpostmasters fight to clear names in theft and false accounting case – The Guardian
‘More than 1,000 subpostmasters who claim they were wrongly accused of theft or false accounting could join a class action against the Post Office to clear their names.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
NHS misplaced half a million patient documents – BBC News
‘Thousands of NHS patients may have come to harm because of an administrative mix-up, says NHS England. Some 500,000 documents containing medical information, including cancer test results, were mistakenly put in storage rather than being sent to the GP or filed in the patients’ records.’
BBC News, 27th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
