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Freezing order confirmed

05 April 2011
Issue: 4299 / Categories: Tax cases
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Ali, Chancery Division

HMRC raised assessments on the taxpayer under TMA 1970 s 29.

They also made a direction under reg 72(5) of the Income Tax (PAYE) Regulations 2003 SI 2682/03 in respect of income tax not deducted by an employer. The taxpayer sought to appeal the assessments to the First-tier Tribunal.

An assessment under s 29 gave rise to a statutory debt enforceable under s 68 in the High Court. On the same day as they issued the assessments HMRC claimed in respect of the tax and also applied for a without notice worldwide freezing injunction against the taxpayer.

The taxpayer argued that the court did not have jurisdiction to grant a freezing injunction as before such an injunction could be made an...

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