- The case involves penalties for inaccuracies in VAT returns and a personal liability notice given to a director
- The company’s appeal against VAT assessments was unsuccessful at the First-tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal, and Court of Appeal
- The company was in liquidation by the time of the litigation against the assessments
- The appellant applied to amend grounds of appeal against the personal liability notice, but the application was objected to on the basis of it being an abuse of process
- The key issue in the case is whether there was sufficient identification between the company and the appellant to hold the appellant responsible for the outcome of the company litigation
- The application for the new ground was refused, but the application was permitted for other grounds related to deliberate inaccuracy and attribution to the then-director.
Source: bailii.org
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