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Lawyers representing hundreds of former sub-postmasters who are still seeking compensation for their suffering as a result of the Post Office Horizon scandal welcome a Government committee’s call to make significant changes to how claims are handled. In its ‘Post Office and Horizon scandal redress: Unfinished business’ report, the Department for Business and Trade Committee […]

A lawyer representing hundreds of victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal has hit out at ‘entirely unacceptable’ delays in dealing with claims for compensation – saying the process is causing victims further harm and illness. Neil Hudgell, of Hudgell Solicitors, represents hundreds of former sub-postmasters who are seeking final damages settlements, though claims for […]

Lawyers representing former subpostmasters prosecuted due to branch shortfalls experienced when using the Post Office’s ‘Capture’ accounting software – a system used before Horizon – have welcomed calls from an independent board to overturn convictions. Computer Weekly reports that the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board has written to the Secretary of State for Justice urging the […]

Post Office Capture system An independent review of the Post Office Capture system used by the network before the notorious Horizon system has found that there is a ‘reasonable likelihood’ that it also caused shortfalls in branch accounts. Post Office Capture software was used in branches from 1992 onwards, with various versions and upgrades of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

New cases, overturning convictions, compensation and ‘pre-horizon pilot’ problems Hudgell Solicitors is currently representing and advising more than 500 people concerning the Post Office Horizon IT Scandal, including people wrongfully convicted, those who were forced to repay alleged ‘shortfalls’ and lost their livelihoods, and relatives of sub-postmasters who have since died. Since the turn of […]

Statement by Solicitor Neil Hudgell, of Hudgell Solicitors regarding the Post Office Horizon IT scandal We very much welcome the Government’s pledge to exonerate and compensate all the innocent victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal, made in Parliament by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today. Whilst some of the pledges appear hugely positive, the finer […]