Named Core Participants and their recognised legal representatives

As at today’s date [16 December 2024], 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. Janice Adams
  58. Janice Attwood
  59. Jatinder Pal Singh Bains
  60. Jean Smith
  61. Jeanette Hendrie
  62. Jennifer O’Dell
  63. Joan Bailey
  64. Joanne Foulger
  65. Joanne George
  66. John Bowman
  67. John Dwyer
  68. John Heath
  69. John Stephens
  70. John Valentine
  71. Julie Beisner
  72. Julie Carter
  73. Kamaljit Kooner
  74. Kanagasundaram Prince
  75. Karl T. A. Reid
  76. Katherine McAlerney
  77. Kay Linnell
  78. Keith Lofthouse
  79. Keith Macaldowie
  80. Ken Boustead
  81. Kevin Palmer
  82. Lawrence Bailey
  83. Linda Little
  84. Louisa Powell
  85. Louise Dar
  86. Malcolm Simpson
  87. Manhar Mistry
  88. Margaret White
  89. Marion Drydale
  90. Marion Holmes
  91. Mark Kelly
  92. Maureen McKelvey
  93. Michael Fogarty
  94. Nemesh Patel
  95. Mohammed Amir
  96. Mohammed Khalil
  97. Moira Hegarty
  98. Mujahid Faisal Aziz
  99. Nancy Chant
  100. Nicole-Marie Brown
  101. Nitin Pandit
  102. Pamela Lock
  103. Pamela Stubbs
  104. Parmjit Kaur
  105. Paul Harry
  106. Pauline Coates
  107. Pauline Coyle
  108. Peter Holloway
  109. Peter Wall (in respect of the former Core Participant, the late Mrs Isabella Wall)
  110. Peter Worsfold
  111. Phillip Cowan
  112. Rachel Williams
  113. Rajpal Kaur
  114. Rita Threlfall
  115. Robert Taylor
  116. Robert Thomson
  117. Sally Stringer
  118. Sandra Richardson
  119. Sanjay Patel
  120. Sarabjeet Soar
  121. Sarah Osolinski
  122. Scott Darlington
  123. Shahla Ahmed
  124. Shahnaz Rashid
  125. Shane Johnson
  126. Sharon Bennet
  127. Shazia Saddiq
  128. Siema Kamran
  129. Simon Brown (in respect of the former Core Participant, the late Mr Thomas Brown)
  130. Sinead Rainey
  131. Stephanie Reilly
  132. Susan Evans
  133. Susan Hazzleton
  134. Susan McKnight
  135. Suzanne Palmer
  136. Terence McGuinness
  137. Terence Seeney
  138. Terence Walters
  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.