THERE IS NO SPECIAL RULE FOR PUBLIC AUTHORITIES: SECRETARY OF STATE NOT GRANTED PERMISSION TO APPEAL OUT OF TIME
The previous post emphasised the point that state agencies have no preferred status when it comes to compliance with rules and relief from sanctions. This point was made clear again by the Court of Appeal judgment in The Secretary of…
A "DISTURBING" APPROACH TO COMPLIANCE: STATE AGENCIES HAVE NO PREFERRED STATUS
The judgment of the Court of Appeal in BPP Holdings -v- The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2016] EWCA Civ 121, contains some observations in relation to compliance that are of general relevance. Not least everyone litigating on…
