Spring Capital Limited v The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [2023] UKUT 00091 (TCC)

Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of The Honourable Lord Ericht and Judge Jennifer Dean on 12 April 2023

Read full decision in Spring Capital Limited v HMRC

Procedure – undertaking governed by Scots law – First-tier Tribunal sitting in Scotland consisting of Scottish qualified judge and both parties being represented by Scottish qualified counsel – First-tier Tribunal treating Scots law as a matter of law and not a matter of fact- First-tier Tribunal refusing to admit expert opinion from independent Scottish qualified counsel as to Scots law– whether First-tier Tribunal had judicial knowledge of Scots law- whether expert evidence of Scots law as foreign law admissible - appeal dismissed

Published 14 April 2023