WBON0001179 - Email from Melanie Corfield to Andrew Parsons and Mark Underwood re: Urgent - speaking notes for Tom - in strictest confidence

Evidence on official site

WBONO001179
WBON0001179

From: Melanie Corfield:
To: Andrew Parsons } GRO ; Mark Underwood1

Subject: RE: Urgent - speaking notes for Tom - in strictest confidence
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:04:24 +0000
Importance: Normal
Inline-Images: image001 jpg; image002.png; image003.png; image004.png

Thanks Andy and understood.

I’ll advise Tom to try to deflect requests for the document for the time being. For all additional Qs I will
suggest he ‘takes them away’ so that we can think about how to manage them (but because both parties
know a lot about this case there shouldn’t be any major issues).

Presumably you will let us know once defence is filed, in person, at the Court.

Mel

From: Andrew Parsons: . GRO

Sent: 17 July 2017 15:55

To: Melanie Corfield; Mark Underwood1

Subject: RE: Urgent - speaking notes for Tom - in strictest confidence

Mel

See attached comments from me. It's unclear whether these meetings would be covered by legal privilege so I would
prefer not to say certain things — particularly around Post Office's future expectations or intentions.

We can provide them with the Defence but I would like to hold this back for a few weeks. If the Claimant do leak the
defence we can definitively say it came from them (which will be more difficult if we've allowed the Defence to be
distributed).

Thanks
A

Andrew Parsons
Partner
Bond Dickinson LLP

WBD_001049.000001
WBONO001179
WBON0001179

www.bonddickinson.com

A new-breed of Cond Diclaagen
tfansatlantic law firm ah

Fiend out race > CAR

From: Melanie Corfield!
Sent: 17 July 2017 13:14
To: Andrew Parsons; Mark Underwood1

Subject: Urgent - speaking notes for Tom - in strictest confidence

Hello both

Sorry to add to heavy workloads but could you please look over these two short documents — draft speaking
notes for Tom M, who will call both NFSP and BEIS tomorrow. So he needs them cob.

Both are largely taken from the GE paper, but obviously a bit tailored for audience and anticipating a few
likely Qs. Both NFSP and BEIS are v familiar with the issues of course but please advise if any of the detail
here should be excluded/ amended.

Presumably if either party asks for a copy of the Defence Document we should be prepared to provide it,
since it is a public document, even if not ideal to do so in that they should remain arms length. 2a

Many thanks

Mel Corfield

Communications Team

Jes SESS AES IGG ES SIC ESI AEGIS RCI I IGISICR IACI ACR ICI ACI a a aca ok cal ok oak

This email and any attachments are confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the
named recipient, you must not use, disclose, reproduce, copy or distribute the contents of this
communication. If you have received this in error, please contact the sender by reply email and then delete

WBD_001049.000002
WBONO001179
WBON0001179

this email from your system. Any views or opinions expressed within this email are solely those of the
sender, unless otherwise specifically stated.

POST OFFICE LIMITED is registered in England and Wales no 2154540. Registered Office: Finsbury
Dials, 20 Finsbury Street, London EC2Y 9AQ.

JS SII JIGS I ISISISI OCICS I OGISIS I ISIS SIICISI I IGICISI I ICICI ICI SIO ICICISI OR IC ACI AR ICIS ACSI A CAC HOR

Please consider the environment! Do you need to print this email?

The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may be

only is authorised to
Possible and delete

ally privileged and protected by law. melanie,corf
se notify andrew parade]

ction software before transmission, Bond Dickinson LLP a
damage which may be caused by software viruses and you should carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment.

Any files

mail will have been checked by us with virus det

is no liability for any loss or

Content of this email which does not relate to the offi

business of Bond Dickinson LLP, is neither given nor endorsed by it,

This email is sent by Bond Dickinson LLP which is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under number 0C317661. Our registered office is 4 More

London Riverside, London, SEI 2AU, where a list of members’ names is open to inspection, We use the term partner to refer to a member of the LLP, or an employee or
consultant who is of equivalent standing. Our VAT registration number is GB123393627.

Bond Dickinson LLP is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

WBD_001049.000003