24/7 Fuels Limited v Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs
Decision date: 19 October 2009
Neutral citation: [2009] UKFTT 274 (TC)
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Short overview
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24/7 Fuels appealed against HMRC but repeatedly failed to comply with Tribunal directions and missed deadlines to show cause why the appeal should not be struck out. The Tribunal found the 5 June 2009 deadline was not met and late correspondence did not disclose sufficient cause, struck the appeal out under the applicable rule, and awarded costs to HMRC to be quantified if not agreed.
Ratio decidendi
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The Tribunal’s decision rests on the proposition that non‑compliance with a clear direction which expressly warns that failure may lead to striking out can justify striking out the appeal under the relevant procedural rule; unsupported assertions of administrative error or late, undeveloped material do not constitute sufficient cause to reinstate proceedings.
Obiter dicta
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The Tribunal indicated that repeated correspondence from an accounting adviser merely repeating unsubstantiated assertions is insufficient without developed evidence, and that a representative’s departure from employment does not automatically excuse non‑compliance where there has been ample time to remedy defaults.
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