UK · SDTCourt order
Disciplinary tribunal lets former Post Office general counsel Jane MacLeod attend hearing remotely
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on October 6, 2026, granted former Post Office general counsel Jane MacLeod's application to attend her disciplinary hearing remotely from Australia, over the Solicitors Regulation Authority's objection. The SRA has charged her with failing to cooperate with the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. The four-day hearing is set to start January 25, 2027.
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Key points
- The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal granted Jane MacLeod's application to attend her substantive hearing remotely from Australia.Law GazetteThe Lawyer
- The SRA charged MacLeod with failing to cooperate with the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, where she declined to give evidence in 2024.Law Gazette
- Paul Ozin KC, for the SRA, opposed the application, which the regulator said would be unconscionable to allow.Law Gazette
- The four-day hearing starts January 25 and is the first involving a former Post Office lawyer.Law Gazette
- Sittings will end by 2 p.m. each day to accommodate the time difference with Australia.Law Gazette
- MacLeod was Post Office general counsel from 2015 to 2019, overseeing the Bates v. Post Office litigation.Law Gazette