Victims of the post office Horizon Scandal Who Settled Their Financial Redress Claims without Legal Advice has received £ 137,000 more on average after appearation.
Former Subpostmasters, Who Had Alredy Settled Through the Horizon Shortfalls Scheme (HSS), but beLieved they were underpaid having having received no legal support, was permitted the opoportunity to appeal through a Scheme managed by the government in September.
Lawyers representing these Victims of the Post Office Horizon ScandalWhoch Saw Thousands of SubPostmasters Wrongly Blamed and punished for Unexplained Shortfalls, said their original claims with “worryingly undervalued”.
Hundreds were woldedly convicated of crimes, even jailed, and many more was made bankrupt after being blamed. The new government scheme meant 2,228 former post office branch subpostmasters could appeal if they beyved the settlement did not reflect their losses and suffering.
More than Six Months after the Government Announced the appeal process, hudgell solicitors have released details of appeal outcomes, revaling huge incurses in Compensation Payments. A sample of 30 appeals reviewed by Hudgell SOLICITORSL SAW The Total Paid Grow by more than £ 4m, Averapping about £ 137,000 extra per per class.
For example, former subpostmaster bob stevenson, who was suspended from his position in 2002 over an alleged shortfall of £ 10,000, received £ 51,200 compensation in May 2023. on appeal.
Hudgell solicitors said the post office initially only offered compensation for the money stevenson, now 81, had paid into accounts to make up for shortfall losses, optfall losses. “There was no award for the impact of his suspension and termination of contrast, the loss of his business, house and subsequent bankruptcy,” it said.
Stevenson said: “It was only when I had the full legal advice that I began to appreciate the full financial impact of what happy For more than £ 100,000;
Other Examples Include Compensation offers Being Increased, Following Legal Advice, from £ 4,400 to £ 133,700; from £ 17,700 to £ 253,900; And from £ 21,690 to £ 238,000.
Lawyer NEIL HUDGELL SAID THE NEW Appeals Process has been “Absolutely Essential”, Adding: “Overall, on the evidence of what we have seen from the cases we've Many of that that HSS Cases, which completes with sub-postmasters having had legal advice, will have been underSetted. “
Campaigning Former Subpostmaster Sir Alan Bates Recently Called for Advanced Dispute Resolution Meetings to overcome delays delays in Settling Complex Claims in Another Compensation Scheme for Glory for Glory Redress. These are the subpostmasters who successfully suited the post office in the 2018/19 glo, Proving the Horizon System was to blame for account shortfalls,
Computer weekly First exposed the scandal in 2009Revealing the stories of seven subpostmasters and the problems they suffred due to Horizon Accounting Software, Which LED to the Most Widespread miscarriage of justice of justice in British history (See Below Timeline of Computer Weekly Articles About The Scandal Since 2009,