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KC denies threatening judge

Post Office lawyer explains why he asked Mr Justice Fraser to stand down

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Joshua Rozenberg
Jun 11, 2024
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A senior barrister has denied threatening a High Court judge who heard the civil claims brought by postmasters against the Post Office. Lord Grabiner KC said a suggestion to that effect by an appeal judge was “gratuitous, inaccurate and inappropriate”.

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On 3 April 2019, Grabiner had asked Mr Justice Fraser to recuse himself — in other words, …

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