The Specialist Litigation Team, having successfully acted for one of the first subpostmasters in Scotland to have her wrongful conviction quashed in the Criminal Appeal Court (pre-mass exoneration legislation), represented Susan Sinclair as a core participant in the Post Office Horizon IT Public Inquiry: Horizon Post Office cases - STATEMENT Friday, 29 September 2023

The team’s submissions presented at the closing phases of the Inquiry ensured that Scotland’s distinct prosecutorial framework was examined within the context of, arguably, the UK’s most notorious miscarriage of justice. Inquiry Chair Sir Wyn Williams, praised Stuart Munro’s contributions for highlighting features which were ‘very important’ to understanding the Scottish lived experience of the Post Office scandal. Furthermore, Christie Allan’s incisive questioning of former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells was nationally reported by the BBC, further highlighting the team’s profile in this area of work.