Post Office Ltd paying Jarnail Singh Judge Practice Certificate

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john o'sullivan
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Dear Post Office Limited,In evidence to The Horizon Inquiry on thu 30 November 2023 Jarnail Singh Senior Lawyer claims"As and when the practice certificate came up forrenewal, it was done as a bulk renewal by thePost Office and they knew very well what I wasdoing".Can you confirm how often the Post Office paid invoices for Mr Singh's private practice,why they would do so and how many other Post Office lawyers had similar arrangements?If Jarnail Singh was a unique case why was this?

Yours faithfully,

john o'sullivan

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Dear John O'Sullivan,

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Dear John O'Sullivan,

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request.

Kind regards,

Data Protection and Information Rights Team

100 Wood Street,

London,

EC2V 7ER

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john o'sullivan
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Dear [email address],Thank you for a reply.Jarnail Singh clearly states it was his practice certificate you paid the renewal on "and you knew very well what he was doing"How can you have no record of this arrangement,is his recollection faulty or is it a slipshod search?

Yours sincerely,

john o'sullivan

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Dear john o'sullivan,

As per our response letter, "...it is commonplace for employers of solicitors to pay for employees' practising certificates, as these are necessary for employees to act as solicitors and to perform certain legal work."

We have nothing further to add to our response.

With kind regards,

Data Protection and Information Rights Team

100 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7ER

postoffice.co.uk

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