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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 five years, […]

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 […]

Since the drama ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office was broadcast, Hudgell Solicitors has had more than 100 people come forward for legal advice concerning the Post Office Horizon scandal. These have included more people wrongfully prosecuted and convicted, people who were forced to pay back alleged ‘shortfalls’ in branch accounts and lost their livelihoods, […]

Lawyers representing subpostmasters wrongfully convicted as part of the Post Office Horizon scandal expect evidence given to the ongoing Public Inquiry to come under ‘increased media and public scrutiny’ when it resumes later this week. The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry will enter its third year when it resumes in London on Thursday morning. However, […]

Neil Hudgell who has helped 73 former sub-postmasters to have convictions related to the Post Office Horizon Scandal quashed says he hopes an ITV drama seen by millions will bring more forward to clear their names. ‘Mr Bates v The Post Office’ tells the story of how the Post Office, over two decades, held hundreds […]

The four-part ITV drama, ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’, tells the incredible story of how 736 former sub-postmasters were wrongfully convicted. People were told to plead guilty to crimes or face prison. Families were torn apart, reputations were destroyed. In 2020, Hudgell Solicitors took up the fight to overturn their criminal convictions and clear the […]