Legal costs
Dear Post Office Limited,
In a previous FoI response Ref [FOI2023/00558] you supplied detail on the amount of money paid to solicitors Womble Bond Dickinson (inc Bond Pearce and Bond Dickinson) for their work relating to the Group Litigation, remediation and the Horizon IT Public Inquiry from 2013-14 to 2022-23.
Could you provide me with figures for the amount of money paid to the following firms of solicitors for the same category of work, for the same time period?
1. Herbert Smith Freehills
2. Burgess Salmon and Fieldfisher
3. KPMG
4. Peters & Peters
Yours faithfully,
Matthew Davis
Our ref: FOI2024/00293
Dear Matthew Davis,
Thank you for your request for information which was received on 14th
February. Your request is being considered under the terms of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.
The Act requires that a response must be given promptly, and in any event
within 20 working days. We will therefore reply at the latest by 13th
March.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
Regards,
Data Protection and Information Rights Team
100 Wood Street,
London,
EC2V 7ER
Dear [email address],
Please can you supply me with an answer to this question - you are now considerably beyond the 20 working day limit.
Yours sincerely,
Matthew Davis
Dear Matthew Davis,
Please accept our sincere apologies with the delay in responding to your information request.
Please be assured that we are working on your request and to respond to you as soon as possible. We are currently reviewing the information and are also carrying out third party consultations.
However, we understand that you do have the right to write a complaint to the Information Commissioner Office (ICO) regarding the delay in responding to your request.
Kind regards
Information Rights Team
Data Protection and Information Rights Team
100 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7ER
[Post Office request email]
Dear Post Office Limited,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Post Office Limited's handling of my FOI request 'Legal costs'.
You are significantly over the time limit to answer this question and unless I receive a response soon I'll have no option but to escalate my complaint to the Information Commissioner.
Yours faithfully,
Matthew Davis
Dear Matthew Davis,
Thank you for your below email.
Please accept our sincere apologise for the delay in responding to your request.
I can assure you we are working on your request and aim to send this to you as soon as possible.
Kind regards
Information Rights Team
Data Protection and Information Rights Team
100 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7ER
[Post Office request email]
Dear Matthew Davis,
Please find the response attached relating to your Freedom of Information
request. We sincerely apologise for the delay.
With kind regards,
Data Protection and Information Rights Team
100 Wood Street,
London,
EC2V 7ER
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