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High Court critical of approach to evidence in Post Office litigation (Bates v Post Office)

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Published on: 14 January 2020

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Dispute Resolution analysis: 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. Patrick Green QC, Kathleen Donnelly, Ognjen Miletic and Reanne MacKenzie, all barristers at Henderson Chambers, consider the ‘Horizon Issues’ trial.

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