In a recent revelation, a director of the Post Office, Simon Recaldin, informed a parliamentary select committee that the controversial compensation letters marked ‘without prejudice’ were sent to victims of the Horizon scandal based on legal advice from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF). At the business and trade committee, Recaldin, who oversees all matters related to remediation, mentioned that HSF had urged the Post Office to dispatch the letters, cautioning postmasters against disclosing the details of their settlement offers to others, except for legitimate reasons and under confidentiality agreements.
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