Tran Van Pho Tsang v The Commissioners for HMRC
Decision date: 11 August 2023
Neutral citation: [2023] UKFTT 694 (TC)
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Short overview
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This case concerned whether a 1 October 2019 Tribunal strike-out direction validly struck out Mrs Tsang's personal-liability-notice appeal (TC/2018/03113) linked to Prosperity Restaurant Ltd, and whether a later duplicate appeal (TC/2022/12561) should be struck out. The Tribunal held the 2019 direction did not validly strike out Mrs Tsang's appeal because the correspondence and reasons related only to the company and did not name her, so TC/2018/03113 remains live and will be progressed. The later appeal TC/2022/12561 was struck out as a duplicate of the live TC/2018/03113.
Ratio decidendi
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A strike-out direction must be sufficiently clear and properly directed to the specific appellant whose appeal is said to be struck out; merely listing an appeal number or taking procedural steps directed at a company is insufficient to strike out a separate personal appeal by an individual unless the decision and reasons expressly and clearly address that individual.
Obiter dicta
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The Tribunal provided explanatory remarks that a strike out means the respondent's decision stands and recovery may proceed, and that company dissolution/strike-off is a distinct process from Tribunal strike out and does not automatically affect separate personal appeals unless clearly stated.