Paula Vennells “likely” signed off on a trial bill of more than £300,000 after a subpostmaster was accused of having a £25,000 shortfall at his branch.
Former Post Office managing director Alan Cook told the Horizon IT inquiry that Ms Vennells, who was the organisation’s network director at the time the civil case was brought against Lee Castleton, was likely to be the “designated authority” who gave the go-ahead for legal costs.
