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Re:Post Office lied and threatened BBC over Fujitsu dev whis... by dan-robertson on Friday January 12, 2024 @10:04AM (#38968833)
What exactly does ‘fighting hard’ mean? I got the impression that the judges weren’t very impressed with at least some of their appearances in court.
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Re:Post Office lied and threatened BBC over Fujitsu dev whis... by ndsipa_pomu on Friday January 12, 2024 @10:50AM (#38969493)
They're hiding/losing evidence such as emails and refusing to answer questions.
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Re:Post Office lied and threatened BBC over Fujitsu dev whis... by tuukkah on Friday January 12, 2024 @11:32AM (#38970129)
They hire expensive lawyers who are experts in making black look white.
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Re:Post Office lied and threatened BBC over Fujitsu dev whis... by scott_w on Friday January 12, 2024 @03:16PM (#38973386)
I think you highlighted it right there. They’re fighting even the slam dunk appeals, which is fucking disgusting, in my opinion.
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Re:Post Office lied and threatened BBC over Fujitsu dev whis... by lozenge on Friday January 12, 2024 @06:18PM (#38975496)
They offer token settlements, require the victim to provide lots of evidence they wouldn't have, and expect them to pay for their own lawyers to invoke legal arcana that would get them a just compensation.

https://www.taxpolicy.org.uk/2024/01/11/hss_scandal/

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