BN66 - the road to Judicial Review

[Fog]

The Treasury would not dare fob off this Committee, and you can bet your bottom dollar they will respond promptly.

This is not like MPs writing to them, where they can just pay lip service.

All of this, including the Treasury's response, is a matter of public record which will be admissible in a court of law. This could totally undermine HMRC's defence of the JR.

You are a legend DR. A ray of sunshine.

What do you mean by admissible in a court of law? Does this mean that it can be used in the JR? (If it does not get dropped before then.....)
Fog

[TheGaffer]

The Treasury would not dare fob off this Committee, and you can bet your bottom dollar they will respond promptly.

This is not like MPs writing to them, where they can just pay lip service.

All of this, including the Treasury's response, is a matter of public record which will be admissible in a court of law. This could totally undermine HMRC's defence of the JR.

You are a superstar mate. This will be the first time I've ever looked forward to a letter from Timms...

[SantaClaus]

Thank you DR for sterling work! This is such good news. I echo the feeling that we owe you a lot!
The govt. and slimey Stephen Timms are on the back foot now!

And a message for B..., ahem, I mean MrYouKnowWho (TM)
kiss my

[BrilloPad]

The Treasury would not dare fob off this Committee, and you can bet your bottom dollar they will respond promptly.

This is not like MPs writing to them, where they can just pay lip service.

All of this, including the Treasury's response, is a matter of public record which will be admissible in a court of law. This could totally undermine HMRC's defence of the JR.

The defence was already very shaky.

Well done DR

[deckster]

Fan. Bloody. Tastic. No other way to put it. I really think we are entering the endgame now, I just don't see how Timms & co can wriggle out of this one.

[smalldog]

if they have got any common sense they will pull this asap...

[deckster]

if they have got any common sense they will pull this asap...

Better settle down for the long haul then...

[KiwiGuy]

Fantastic

you have made my day, might not be jumping off that bridge after all

[Emigre]

Ode to the Donkey

After GK Chesterton...

When fishes flew and forests walked
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood
Then surely DR was born.

With monstrous head and sickening cry
And ears like errant wings,
The devil's walking parody
On all four-footed things.

The tatter'd outlaw of the earth
Of ancient crooked will
Starve, scourge, deride him, he is dumb
He keeps his secret still.

Fools! For he also had his hour;
One far fierce hour and sweet:
There was a shout about his ears,
And palms before his feet.

[DonkeyRhubarb]

'Please include in your memorandum evidence that, throughout the entire period 1987 to 2008, HMRC has consistently made the case that the avoidance scheme in question does not work.'

Spot the similarity.

Jane Kennedy in last year's debate:

"It is because HMRC has not consistently made the case throughout the time period that the scheme does not work, that it is a deliberate and wilful avoidance scheme that flouts the 1987 legislation, and that it would be challenged."