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A Very British Case: Postmasters and Miscarriages of Justice A Very British Case: Postmasters and Miscarriages of Justice British justice is a splendidly odd animal.  Its miscarriage is one of those wonders of institutional repetition.  When textbooks are written on the subject, one will feature prominently.  On April 23 this year, the convictions of 39 former sub-postmasters were quashed by the criminal division of the Court of Appeal.  They had been accused, and convicted, for theft and dishonesty after the UK Post Office installed the wonky wonder of the Horizon IT system. There were f...

Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 4:12 pm British justice is a splendidly odd animal. Its miscarriage is one of those wonders of institutional repetition. When textbooks are written on the subject, one will feature prominently. On April 23 this year, the convictions of 39 former sub-postmasters were quashed by the criminal division of the Court of Appeal. They had been accused, and convicted, for theft and dishonesty after the UK Post Office installed the wonky wonder of the Horizon IT system. There were figures such as Seema Misra, convicted for stealing £74,000 in cash from the Post Office branch und...

St Albans minister 'truly sorry' after dozens of post office workers wrongly convicted Rev Paula Vennells issued the apology on Sunday as she announced she would take a step back from her regular church duties in the wake of the Horizon scandal Updated Rev Paula Vennells (Image: PA) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribi...

By Press Association 2021 Post Office court case Former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells has quit as a non-executive director of high street chains Morrisons and Dunelm in the wake of the subpostmaster miscarriage of justice scandal. In brief updates to the London Stock Exchange, both companies said she would be leaving the roles, which include responsibilities for setting executive pay and upholding corporate responsibility. She took home £89,000 in fees from Morrisons and £30,000 from Dunelm in the past year, according to t...

Ex Post Office boss quits new roles after miscarriage of justice Paula Vennells has left her jobs with Morrisons and Dunelm File photo dated 23/04/21 of former post office workers celebrating outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London, after their convictions were overturned by the Court of Appeal. Neil Hudgell, who represented 29 of the cleared subpostmasters, has told BBC Breakfast on Saturday they will seek compensation over the Horizon scandal. Issue date: Saturday April 24, 2021. There are always big stories on WalesOnline - don't miss any with our daily emailInvalid EmailSomething went...