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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:category
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Group litigation
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:[2019]_EWHC_3408_(QB)
gptkb:[2019]_EWHC_606_(QB)
gptkb:[2019]_EWHC_871_(QB)
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gptkbp:claimants
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Alan Bates and others
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gptkbp:containsSettlement
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£57.75 million
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gptkbp:date
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2019-12-16
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gptkbp:defendant
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gptkb:Post_Office_Limited
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gptkbp:endDate
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2019
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Bates_&_Others_v_Post_Office_Limited
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bates v Post Office Ltd
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gptkbp:impact
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influenced legal reform discussions
led to government compensation scheme
triggered public inquiry
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:Mr_Justice_Fraser
High Court of Justice
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gptkbp:jurisdiction
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England and Wales
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gptkbp:legalIssue
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contract law
breach of contract
misrepresentation
unfair treatment of sub-postmasters
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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gptkb:BBC
gptkb:ITV
gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:The_Times
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gptkbp:notableParticipant
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gptkb:Alan_Bates
gptkb:Mr_Justice_Fraser
gptkb:Post_Office_Limited
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gptkbp:numberOfClaimants
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555
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gptkbp:publicInquiry
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gptkb:Post_Office_Horizon_IT_Inquiry
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Post_Office_scandal
gptkb:Horizon_IT_system
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:settlement
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gptkbp:significance
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exposed flaws in Post Office Horizon IT system
led to review of wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters
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gptkbp:startDate
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2017
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gptkbp:subject
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gptkb:Horizon_IT_system
gptkb:Post_Office_Horizon_scandal
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Post_Office_scandal
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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