He acknowledges it must be 'deeply frustrating' for the inquiry and witnesses. Mr Jackson replies once again with the admission that it is 'clearly. Mr Beer asks Mr Jackson whether he would describe the discrepancies as 'rather chaotic'. Responding to the considerable back-and-forth over the number of duplicates, Chris Jackson, a partner at the Burges Salmon law firm, representing the Post Office, said: 'I am hopeful the issues around duplicates, while they are still difficult, will improve.' However, further analysis suggested none of the new documents contained 'materially new information' and several have been produced as many as five times before.

It was initially concluded that 420 of the 942 'new' documents were identified as duplicates or near duplicates. Resuming after lunch, the inquiry returns to disclosure issues ahead of evidence given by Post Office investigator Stephen Bradshaw yesterday.Ĭounsel to the inquiry, Jason Beer KC, details substantial confusion over the number of duplicates contained within 942 additional documents handed to the inquiry days before Mr Bradshaw was due to give evidence (see post at 1.32pm). Mr Jackson defended the decision not to provide staff WhatsApp messages to the inquiry, saying the use of WhatsApp had been found to be 'administrative' and not 'substantive'.

A significant portion of the day was also spent discussing problems with the disclosure of email data, with issues relating to the transfer of data between systems highlighted.

Here are a couple of excellent resources (all short videos) to help get you started on teaching hand signals to your dog. Knowing hand signals will give them a leg up on your communication if their hearing ever deteriorates.

The inquiry detailed issues concerning the last-minute handover of additional material and considerable confusion over duplications. Many dogs lose their hearing at certain parts of their life.

He conveyed 'apologies' from the Post Office and said he understands 'fully' the 'profound mistrust in many quarters'.

Mr Jackson admitted the disclosure of evidence had been “suboptimal”.

Despite counsel to the inquiry, Jason Beer KC, opening the day by warning it would be 'rather dry,' a number of important points were covered.

In the meantime, here's a summary of some of the key points from today as Mr Jackson faced questions about 'process failings' in the Post Office’s disclosure of evidence: He says he doesn’t make instant announcements as that is 'fraught with danger' and will instead 'reflect' on what has been said and will comment further where necessary over the coming days or weeks. The Post Office inquiry closed earlier with chairman Sir Wyn Williams thanking Chris Jackson, representing the Post Office, for his 'detailed written evidence' and the 'clarity' of his answers today.

Common hand signals for dogs