Legal advice on historical shortfall scheme offers
Benefit from expert legal advice over your Historical Short Scheme offer with no financial risk to you. The Post Office will meet your reasonable legal fees in seeking advice. There is absolutely no cost to you.
Expert legal assessments of offers
The Historical Shortfall Scheme was set up to compensate people affected but not convicted of crime by the Post Office.
If you were one of more than 2,400 applicants to the Historical Shortfall Scheme, we can help you secure the damages you deserve.
In some cases damages are being offered – and accepted – in the absence of expert legal advice being provided to those affected.
It means offers are not being reviewed and challenged and may not be reflective of the true impact on victims.
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Is the offer made to you fair?
Our team is able to review compensation offers made through the scheme.
We will assess the evidence and provide advice as to whether we think the offer is a fair amount to accept.
If we consider there are Heads of Claim that have not been pursued, such as the psychological impact of being dismissed, or for having previously paid amounts to the Post Office to cover alleged shortfalls, then we will provide expertise in how to seek a higher level of damages to ensure the offer is acceptable in all circumstances.
If you have applied to the Historical Shortfall Scheme for damages and want independent advice on any offer made, contact our Horizon team today by email or request a callback.
Former subpostmaster, 81, finally set to receive more than £200,000 compensation – but it’s still ‘too little and too late’
A lawyer representing a victim of the Post Office Horizon scandal who is set to receive more than £200,000 compensation says his case has taken ‘two years too long’ to reach this stage – and that the settlement offered is ‘still too little’ given the suffering he has endured. Francis Duff, 81, was forced out […]
‘Post Office took thousands from us – now we’re being denied proper compensation because it won’t admit causing us to go bankrupt’
Like hundreds of others, Tony Downey’s dream of running a rural Post Office turned into a nightmare. Continuing shortfalls in his branch accounts – caused by the faulty Horizon accounting system – led to him losing his livelihood, declaring himself bankrupt and suffering from crippling anxiety and depression. Such was the impact on life, he […]
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Post Office news
Northern Ireland Court of Appeal quashes former sub-postmasters’ forgery conviction not covered by legislation which cleared hundreds of others
A former sub-postmaster from Northern Ireland who was prosecuted as part of the Horizon scandal is to have his convictions quashed after appearing at the Court of Appeal of Northern Ireland. Lee Williamson was represented in the Court of Appeal by Michael Madden, of Belfast-based Madden & Finucane Solicitors, and Tim Moloney KC, of Doughty […]
Around 900 Post Office victim eligible for payments of at least £600,000 under new scheme
Lawyers specialising in representing people wrongfully convicted as part of the Post Office Horizon scandal have welcomed the launch of a new scheme today under which hundreds of newly exonerated people will be able to claim compensation. Hudgell Solicitors have been central to the fight for justice for former Post Office workers for the past five years, […]
Neil Hudgell, solicitor representing Post Office victims, welcomes law quashing convictions
Solicitor Neil Hudgell today welcomed a new law automatically quashing convictions relating to the Post Office IT Horizon Scandal. Between 1999 and 2015, more than 900 sub-postmasters were prosecuted because of the faulty Horizon system. The passing of the Bill to Statute is hugely welcome. Coming in the middle of a whirlwind few days at […]
Paula Vennells must ‘take ownership and accountability for what went on’ when giving evidence to Post Office Inquiry
Solicitor Neil Hudgell says Sub-postmasters want former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells to keep to her promise to ensure they ‘get the answers they deserve’ when she gives evidence at the Public Inquiry this week. Hudgell Solicitors represents 75 former Sub-postmasters who have had their wrongful convictions overturned at the ongoing Post Office Horizon […]
New legislation to quash Post Office Horizon convictions welcomed as exoneration ‘cannot come soon enough’ for victims
Solicitor Neil Hudgell has welcomed news of a new law being introduced by the Government to automatically quash convictions relating to the Horizon Scandal. However, he says there are still ‘too many hurdles in place to full, fair and speedy compensation’ and says ‘renewed effort and focus is needed’ to ensure that challenge is met. […]
Solicitor Neil Hudgell tells parliamentary committee of ‘painful’ compensation process – and fears many subpostmasters have accepted offers ‘nowhere near’ true value
Solicitor Neil Hudgell today told a parliamentary committee that ‘creative thinking’ is needed from the Government to prevent the process of fairly compensating former subpostmasters taking up to another two years. Appearing before the Business and Trade Select Committee to discuss the Horizon scandal, Mr Hudgell outlined the continuing frustrations in seeking redress for hundreds […]
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