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Indefensible: How lawyers failed to stop the Post Office scandal

By John Hyde
Coming Soon Bristol University Press Available September 2026

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ISBN-13
9781529255805
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Publication
September 2026
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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The Post Office Scandal is an indelible stain on the British justice system: hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongly labelled criminals, ruining lives and destroying communities. But the real scandal was that the Post Office’s lawyers knew the evidence was flawed but failed to act, in their quest to defend a corporation. Why did they not stop it?

This book dives into how legal professionals failed in their duties, silenced the truth and even turned against the victims, including accounts from victims who were advised to enter guilty pleas. But this is not just about the Post Office — this is a wider examination of the legal profession and its ethical boundaries, asking whether lawyers are putting clients' interests above justice and how to stop such a disaster from happening again.

Table of Contents

1. The Paula Vennells Blame Game
2. The Beginnings of the Scandal
3. The First Doubts
4. ‘We Will Ruin You’
5. Power Unrestrained
6. The Seema Misra Victory at All Costs
7. Staying Silent
8. Save the Brand
9. Fighting Bates Tooth and Nail
10. The Inquiry Fallout
11. What Went Wrong
12. The Future
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