#maxwellisation - Twitter Hashtag

about 1 month ago · Salfords

#PostOfficeInquiry #PostOfficeScandal #Horizon #Maxwellisation What is "Maxwellisation," and why does it routinely drag UK public inquiries to a grinding halt ❓ A short history of a well-intentioned legal rule that became a multi-million-pound shield against accountability—and how the game has changed. 🔻📩🔻 THE ORIGIN: It is named after publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell. In a 1974 court case against the DTI, it was established that if an official report is going to slam your reputation, you have a right of reply *before* it is published. THE ABUSE:What started as basic procedural fairness was weaponised by deep-pocketed legal teams to delay findings for years. The Chilcot Iraq War Inquiry took seven years; the HBOS bank collapse took seven years. Why? Lawyers demanding endless revisions. THE CRACKDOWN: In 2016, a landmark review by Andrew Green QC called time on the filibustering. The law requires a fair chance to respond, NOT a secondary, open-ended legal negotiation. Modern rules now enforce: ⚖️Tight ~21-day response windows ⚖️ Redacted "gists" rather than full draft chapters *⚖️One single round of representations (no feedback loops) THE 2026 REALITY: Look no further than the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. Just today (July 8, 2026), Chair Sir Wyn Williams confirmed that Maxwellisation warning letters for the massive final volumes are underway—and he flatly refused to pause the process for the traditional summer legal recess. THE VERDICT: Speed is a cornerstone of public justice. For decades, Maxwellisation served those with the resources to stall the truth. Today Inquiry chairs are increasingly reclaiming control, but pushing past the legal stalling remains the ultimate test of public accountability.

Monsieur Cholet

@stugoo17

about 1 month ago

📌 #POSTOFFICEINQUIRY #POSTOFFICESCANDAL 🚨 Sir Wyn Williams confirms: the final five Volumes of his report are still "some months away." A year on from Volume 1, the reckoning — Legacy Horizon to the present — is not yet finalised. The 12-month timetable he set himself has slipped, defeated by the sheer scale of the evidence. Maxwellisation is underway. Warning letters are out for Volumes 2 & 3; those criticised in 4, 5 & 6 will hear over the coming months. All five will land together — no drip-feed, no summer pause. https://t.co/zReBaK2SNY

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Monsieur Cholet

@stugoo17

about 1 month ago

#PostOfficeInquiry #PostOfficeScandal #Maxwellisation 🚨The Post Office Horizon Inquiry Report: "SOME MONTHS AWAY" 🚨 Sir Wyn Williams published Volume 1 a year ago today ❗ The other five volumes — the ones that assign blame — are still not finalised. Here's why, and what's coming. Volume 1 was the human story: the ruined lives, the redress that was meant to be "full, fair and prompt." Volumes 2–6 are the machinery. How Horizon was built, defended, and weaponised — and who covered it up while Sub-postmasters were prosecuted on its corrupt output. The structure Sir Wyn has chosen: Vols 2–5: a single, linked chronological narrative, from the birth of Legacy Horizon onward. He's explicit — they're "inextricably linked" and must be read together. Vol 6: everything since the Bates v Post Office litigation closed. That last point matters. Volume 6 covers the recent years — the period after the Courts had already exposed the scandal. The cover-up, in other words, didn't end when the truth came out. It has an afterlife worth its own volume. Now, the reason for the delay — and it's the interesting part. It's called Maxwellisation. Before you can criticise someone in a Public Inquiry report, the law requires you to warn them first, in writing, and let them argue back. So the named have been served notice. They get to see the criticism coming, digest it, and make representations. Sir Wyn then decides whether to soften, keep, or drop each finding. The accused, in effect, get first read of the verdict — and a right of reply. Where it stands: warning letters for Volumes 2 & 3 are already out. Those criticised in Volumes 4, 5 and 6 will hear over the coming months. No pause for the lawyers' summer holidays. To his credit, Sir Wyn isn't stopping for August. And no drip-feed. He's ruled out publishing Volume by Volume — the story only makes sense whole. All five will land together. Which means: the wait continues. The timetable he set himself — 12 months — has quietly slipped under the sheer weight of the evidence. In summary: The victims wait a little longer for Sir Wyn's findings and recommendations. The named wait too — but this time, to be held accountable for their actions. https://t.co/zReBaK2SNY

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Ranjan Balakumaran @financialeyes

almost 5 years ago

Surprised #JessStaley isn't going for full #Maxwellisation @TheFCA have not actually released any info. If Staley were innocent as he claims then he wouldn't he stay in post as he has since the probe was announced in early 2020? #CollusiveCorruption https://t.co/vm3Z36z3ut

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LaurenceVick @LaurenceVick

over 7 years ago

Interesting to see the @bloodinquiry Warning Letter Procedure addressing the #Maxwellisation #Salmon letter requirement #contaminatedblood #publicinquiries https://t.co/iy13mJhUdg

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Fieldfisher @Fieldfisher

over 7 years ago

The extent to which a regulator should follow a '#Maxwellisation' process in respect of disciplinary decisions affecting third parties - https://t.co/3qrQ08xVSd | #FRC

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