Bates v Post Office Ltd group litigation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bates_v_Post_Office_Ltd_group_litigation
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Post Office Horizon IT scandal litigation
gptkbp:category employment law
English law
technology law
contract law
miscarriage of justice
class action
2010s in British law
gptkbp:containsSettlement £57.75 million
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Post_Office_Ltd
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:BBC_drama_'Mr_Bates_vs_The_Post_Office'
judgments by Mr Justice Fraser
gptkbp:endDate 2019
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bates v Post Office Ltd group litigation
gptkbp:impact public inquiry
quashing of wrongful convictions
gptkbp:influenced Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill 2024
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Mr_Justice_Fraser
High Court of Justice
gptkbp:jurisdiction England and Wales
gptkbp:leadSolicitor Freeths LLP
gptkbp:legalIssue contractual relationship between subpostmasters and Post Office
reliability of Horizon IT evidence
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC
gptkb:ITV
gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:Private_Eye
gptkbp:numberOfClaimants over 550
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Alan_Bates
gptkb:Jo_Hamilton
gptkb:Seema_Misra
gptkb:Tom_Hedges
gptkbp:predecessor group litigation order
gptkbp:publicInquiry gptkb:Post_Office_Horizon_IT_Inquiry
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Post_Office_scandal
Horizon IT system failures
gptkbp:result gptkb:settlement
gptkbp:startDate 2017
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Horizon_IT_system
miscarriage of justice
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bates_v_Post_Office_Ltd_judgment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7