Bates and Others v Post Office Ltd: QBD 10 Nov 2017

Directions in group litigation – claims by former postmasters against the PO for dismissals and prosecutions arising from faulty Horizon accounting software.

Judges:

Fraser J

Citations:

[2017] EWHC 2844 (QB), [2017] 4 WLR 221

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

See AlsoBates and Others v Post Office Ltd QBD 17-Oct-2018
Application by the defendant to strike out considerable passages of the evidence contained in the six witness statements lodged by the claimants. . .
See AlsoBates and Others v Post Office Ltd (No 3) QBD 15-Mar-2019
Group litigation claiming damages for post office sub-postmasters for financial losses from malfunctioning accounting software. . .
See AlsoHamilton and Others v Post Office Ltd CACD 23-Apr-2021
Post Office Prosecutions were an abuse
This judgment concerns forty-two men and women who were employed by Post Office Limited as sub-postmasters, sub-postmistresses, managers or counter assistants. They were all prosecuted by their employer and convicted of crimes of dishonesty. Many . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Litigation Practice

Updated: 10 November 2022; Ref: scu.601098