(1) STEPHEN JOSEPH BURDETT (2) JAMES PAUL GOODCHILD v THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY [2026] UKUT 00068 (TCC)

Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery Decision of JUDGE JEANETTE ZAMAN on 12 February 2026

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FINANCIAL SERVICES – Pension transfers to a SIPP and investments in offshore property development group – Authority decided to impose financial penalties and prohibition orders on the basis that Applicants lacked integrity – whether Mr Burdett knowingly acted as a director of a regulated firm without approval and lacked integrity in the performance of that activity – whether Mr Goodchild lacked integrity when managing investments – responsibility for suitability of investments – held – Mr Burdett and Mr Goodchild acted without integrity – references against the prohibition orders dismissed and amount of penalties determined

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Published 18 February 2026