Named Core Participants and their recognised legal representatives

As at today’s date [22 July 2025], the following persons or organisations have been designated as Core Participants pursuant to the Inquiry’s Core Participant Protocol:

  1. Post Office Limited represented by Chris Jackson, Burges Salmon LLP with legal assistance from Fieldfisher LLP (with input from Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and Peters & Peters LLP).*
  2. Fujitsu Services Limited represented by Saqib Alam, Morrison & Foerster (UK) LLP.
  3. UK Government Investments represented by Sarah Jones, Eversheds Sutherland.
  4. Department for Business & Trade represented by Claire Jones, Government Legal Department.
  5. The Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police Service represented by Tracey Fowler, Metropolitan Police Directorate of Legal Services.
  6. Communication Workers Union.
  7. National Federation of Subpostmasters represented by Catriona Watt, Anderson Strathern LLP.
  8. Paula Vennells represented by Michael Frost, Mishcon de Reya LLP.
  9. The Solicitors Regulation Authority.
  10. Gareth Jenkins represented by Andrew Smith, Corker Binning Limited.
  11. The Bar Standards Board, represented by Michael Carter.
  12. Second Sight Support Services Limited.
  13. The individuals listed below, but for those who have been granted anonymity by the Chair, who are represented by either David Enright, Howe + Co, Neil Hudgell, Hudgell Solicitors, Mike Schwarz, Hodge, Jones & Allen or Stuart Munro, Livingstone Brown.

All of the individuals below (and those 9 Core Participants granted anonymity, and one additional Core Participant captured by the terms of the Restriction Order dated 3 February 2022 as varied 15 June 2022) have been found to be eligible for an award under section 40(1)(b) of the Inquiries Act 2005 for expenses incurred in respect of legal representation, as per the Notice of Determination by the Minister for London and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets) under Section 40(4).

As noted in the Progress Update published September 2021, the Chair has the power to designate a person or organisation as a Core Participant at any time during the course of the Inquiry. It should not be assumed, therefore, that the “list” of Core Participants is closed. Any person or organisation who/which considers that they should be made a Core Participant may apply for that status although they should explain in the application why the same is being made outside the time specified in Statement of Approach (004).

Individuals represented by Neil Hudgell:

  1. Abiodun Omotoso
  2. Alan McLaughlin
  3. Alison Hall
  4. Allison Henderson
  5. Amanda Barber
  6. Amy Hutchings (in respect of the former Core Participant, the late Mrs Lynette Hutchings)
  7. Angela Sefton
  8. Anthony Downey
  9. Anne Nield
  10. Anthony Gant
  11. Assad Ali
  12. Balbir Singh Grewal
  13. Carina Price
  14. Carl Page
  15. Christopher Boyle (in respect of the former Core Participant, the late Mr Robert Boyle)
  16. Christopher Trousdale
  17. Damian Owen
  18. David Blakey (in respect of himself and the former Core Participant, the late Mrs Gillian Blakey)
  19. David Hedges
  20. David Yates
  21. Della Robinson
  22. Duranda Clarke
  23. Elena Herd
  24. Gail Ward
  25. Gillian Harrison
  26. Gillian Howard
  27. Grant Allen
  28. Gregory Harding
  29. Gurdeep Singh Dhale
  30. Harjinder Butoy
  31. Hasmukh Shingadia
  32. Hughie Thomas
  33. Ian Warren
  34. Jack Smith
  35. Jacqueline (Jackie) McDonald
  36. Janine Powell
  37. Jerry Hosi
  38. John Armstrong
  39. John Dickson
  40. John Gormley
  41. Josephine (Jo) Hamilton
  42. Julie Cleife
  43. Karen Wilson
  44. Kashmir Gill
  45. Khayyam Ishaq
  46. Lisa Brennan
  47. Malcolm Watkins
  48. Margery Williams
  49. Mohammad Rasul
  50. Nicholas Clark
  51. Nilufar Ali
  52. Norman Barber
  53. Pauline Stonehouse
  54. Pauline Thomson
  55. Richard Hawkes
  56. Richard Ormerod
  57. Robert Ambrose
  58. Sami Sabet
  59. Sheila Coultas
  60. Siobhan Sayer
  61. Stephen Hutchings (in respect of the former Core Participant, the late Mrs Lynette Hutchings)
  62. Susan Rudkin
  63. Tahir Mahmood
  64. Therese Gooding
  65. Tim Burgess
  66. Timothy Brentnall
  67. Victor Ingham
  68. Wendy Buffrey
  69. William Graham

Individuals represented by David Enright:

  1. Aamir Abdulwahid
  2. Aaron Cossey
  3. Adrian Corner
  4. Alan Riddell (in respect of himself and the former Core Participant, the late Mrs Carol Riddell)
  5. Alistair Murray
  6. Anjana Sethi
  7. Arun Bhanote
  8. Aslam Ramtoola
  9. Baljeet Singh Sandu
  10. Baljinder Dhadda
  11. Baljit Sethi
  12. Beverley Fawcett
  13. Brent Whybro
  14. Brian Macaulay
  15. Brian Skirrow
  16. Bronagh Kielt
  17. Carol Edmondson
  18. Catrona Brown
  19. Chhaya Patel
  20. Chirag Sidhpura
  21. Chris Dawson
  22. Christian Clement
  23. Christine Cosgrove
  24. Christine Goodwin
  25. Christopher Head
  26. Colleen Ingham
  27. Darren King
  28. David Boston(in respect of the former Core Participant, the late Mrs Margaret Boston)
  29. David Farry
  30. Debbie Hall
  31. Deirdre Connolly
  32. Denise Latreille
  33. Dionne Andre
  34. Donald Mclean
  35. Donna Gosney
  36. Edward Brown
  37. Elaine Illidge
  38. Elizabeth Stockdale
  39. Francis Maye
  40. Fiona Elliott
  41. Frank Holt
  42. Gareth Etheridge
  43. Gary Brown
  44. Geoffrey Pound
  45. Gerald Shadbolt
  46. Gordon Martin
  47. Graham Stanley
  48. Graham Ward
  49. Guy Vinall
  50. Heather Earley
  51. Heather Williams
  52. Helen Walker Brown
  53. Iain Orr
  54. Jacqueline Falcon
  55. James Withers
  56. Janet Bradbury
  57. Janet Walters (in respect of the former Core Participant, the late Mr Terence Walters)
  58. Janice Adams
  59. Janice Attwood
  60. Jatinder Pal Singh Bains
  61. Jean Smith
  62. Jeanette Hendrie
  63. Jennifer O’Dell
  64. Joan Bailey
  65. Joanne Foulger
  66. Joanne George
  67. John Bowman
  68. John Dwyer
  69. John Heath
  70. John Stephens
  71. John Valentine
  72. Julie Beisner
  73. Julie Carter
  74. Kamaljit Kooner
  75. Kanagasundaram Prince
  76. Karl T. A. Reid
  77. Katherine McAlerney
  78. Kay Linnell
  79. Keith Lofthouse
  80. Keith Macaldowie
  81. Ken Boustead
  82. Kevin Palmer
  83. Lawrence Bailey
  84. Linda Little
  85. Louisa Powell
  86. Louise Dar
  87. Malcolm Simpson
  88. Manhar Mistry
  89. Margaret White
  90. Marion Drydale
  91. Marion Holmes
  92. Mark Kelly
  93. Maureen McKelvey
  94. Michael Fogarty
  95. Nemesh Patel
  96. Mohammed Amir
  97. Mohammed Khalil
  98. Moira Hegarty
  99. Mujahid Faisal Aziz
  100. Nancy Chant
  101. Nicole-Marie Brown
  102. Nitin Pandit
  103. Pamela Lock
  104. Pamela Stubbs
  105. Parmjit Kaur
  106. Paul Harry
  107. Pauline Coates
  108. Pauline Coyle
  109. Peter Holloway
  110. Peter Wall (in respect of the former Core Participant, the late Mrs Isabella Wall)
  111. Peter Worsfold
  112. Phillip Cowan
  113. Rachel Williams
  114. Rajpal Kaur
  115. Rita Threlfall
  116. Robert Taylor
  117. Robert Thomson
  118. Sally Stringer
  119. Sandra Richardson
  120. Sanjay Patel
  121. Sarabjeet Soar
  122. Sarah Osolinski
  123. Scott Darlington
  124. Shahla Ahmed
  125. Shahnaz Rashid
  126. Shane Johnson
  127. Sharon Bennet
  128. Shazia Saddiq
  129. Siema Kamran
  130. Simon Brown (in respect of the former Core Participant, the late Mr Thomas Brown)
  131. Sinead Rainey
  132. Stephanie Reilly
  133. Susan Evans
  134. Susan Hazzleton
  135. Susan McKnight
  136. Suzanne Palmer
  137. Terence McGuinness
  138. Terence Seeney
  139. Thomas English
  140. Tracey Etheridge
  141. Tracy McFadden
  142. Tracey Merritt
  143. Victor Price
  144. Vinod Sharma
  145. Virendra Bajaj
  146. Wendy Martin

Individuals represented by Mike Schwarz:

  1. Colin Savage
  2. Gowri Jayakanthan
  3. Janet Skinner
  4. Mrs Kathleen Crane
  5. Lee Castleton
  6. Mhairi McDougall
  7. Nichola Arch
  8. Oyeteju Adedayo
  9. Parmod Kalia
  10. Sathyan Shiju
  11. Seema Misra
  12. Sharon Kerrigan (in respect of the former subpostmistress, the late Mrs Patricia Kerrigan)
  13. Tracy Felstead
  14. Vijay Parekh
  15. Vipin Patel

Individuals represented by Stuart Munro:

  1. Susan Sinclair

*From 1 September 2023, for all phases and work but for Phase 4, Post Office Limited is assisted on the Inquiry by Burges Salmon LLP and Fieldfisher LLP with input where necessary from Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and Peters & Peters LLP.  For Phase 4, Post Office Limited continues to be assisted by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and Peters & Peters LLP.

Issued under the authority of the Chair on 10 February 2022.
Updated on 5 April 2022, 27 April 2022, 9 June 2022, 8 August 2022, 17 August 2022, 31 August 2022, 4 November 2022, 21 November 2022, 6 January 2023, 26 January 2023, 13 February 2023, 17 March 2023, 12 April 2023, 20 April 2023, 16 May 2023, 22 May 2023, 1 June 2023, 16 June 2023, 7 July 2023, 25 August 2023, 15 September 2023, 10 October 2023, 5 December 2023, 5 January 2024, 1 March 2024, 14 March 2024, 26 March 2024, 4 April 2024, 19 April 2024, 15 May 2024, 16 July 2024, 29 July 2024, 16 August 2024, 24 September 2024, 8 November 2024, 16 December 2024, 22 July 2025.