Future Fuels No.1 v The Commissioners for HMRC
Decision date: 9 October 2026
Neutral citation: [2026] UKFTT 1407 (TC)
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Short overview
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Future Fuels applied to admit further expert evidence and for extensions of time but failed to comply with the Tribunal's practice statement and later directions requiring prior consultation with HMRC. The Tribunal refused the July application for inadequate consultation and refused the 26 August and 7 September applications for breaching the 24 August directions, declining to determine their substantive merits. The appellant may reapply but must follow the Tribunal's directions; rights to apply for permission to appeal under Rule 39 within 56 days were recorded.
Ratio decidendi
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Where a party seeks an extension of time or similar procedural relief it must comply with the Tribunal's practice statement requirement to consult the other party and include evidence of that consultation; if a party fails to follow clear, recent and unambiguous Tribunal directions to consult the other party, the Tribunal may refuse the procedural application without determining its substantive merits.
Obiter dicta
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The judgment observes that requiring prior consultation promotes procedural fairness, expedites case progression and conserves Tribunal resources, and that unilaterally lodging applications without consultation is generally inconsistent with the overriding objective of avoiding delay while properly considering issues.
Warning
This chunk contains extensive repetition of the same material, which made extraction of distinct points somewhat repetitive. Notes contain extensive repetition and are somewhat noisy.