Welcome
Our research will explore the critical issues posed by the Horizon Scandal, the lessons for lawyers’ ethics and corporate governance (within and beyond the Scandal) as well as lessons for a criminal justice system that failed. Our aim is to develop an evidence base strong enough to change lawyers’ ethics for the better and contribute to an improved criminal justice system.
About us
About the Project
Thousands suffered, including 900 sub-postmasters, -mistresses, and PO staff. 700+ were convicted, and ongoing appeals have already cleared 80+ convictions.
About the people affected
You can read and hear about the people affected by the Scandal here. We are investigating their experiences and the impact on mental health and well-being of those affected by the Scandal.
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It wasn’t Horizon that prosecuted us, it was the Post Office. It wasn’t Horizon who encouraged us to pay back money under threat of theft charges, that was people at the Post Office. It wasn’t Horizon that sacked Second Sight when they found uncomfortable truths in their report in 2013, that was people at the Post Office. It wasn’t Horizon that then went on to shred documents. That was people at the Post Office. Horizon then did not try and outspend the group litigation people – the 555 as we are known – in court, as an attempt to deny us justice. That was a Post Office decision. Horizon did then not try and recuse the judge at that trial. That was a Post Office decision. Horizon did not tell hundreds, if not thousands of us that we were the only people having problems. That is the evilest of lies. And again, that was the Post Office.
Tim Brentnall, Former SPM, to the Horizon Inquiry 2022
