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Cite as: [2025] UKFTT 697 (GRC)

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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] UKFTT 697 (GRC)

 

 

Case No. FT/PEN/2025/0039

Decision given on: 17 June 2025

In the First-tier Tribunal

(General Regulatory Chamber)

Pensions

 

 

Before:                   Judge Sanger

 

Appellant:             HTF Tyre Services Ltd

Respondent(s):     The Pensions Regulator

 

Case Management Directions

(The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory Chamber) Rules 2009)

It is ordered:-

1.     The Appeal is struck out, pursuant to Rule 8(3)(a).

REASONS

2.     On 5th February, the Appellant’s GRC1 appeal form was received by the Tribunal. It was not clear whether the Appellant had the right to appeal.

3.     On 13th April 2025, the Tribunal wrote to the Appellant to inform it that it was not clear from the documents provided that it had a right of appeal to this Tribunal. The Appellant was given a Case Management Direction to complete the “Pensions - Right to appeal form” confirming why it has a right of appeal within 28 days.

4.     Case Management Directions were issued on 24th March 2025, requiring the Appellant to complete that form and to provide a complete copy of section 7 of the form, which was missing from the attachment to the GRC1 as filed.

5.     Those Directions put the Appellant on notice that a failure to comply could lead to the Tribunal striking out the appeal without further direction.

6.     No response was received from the Appellant.

7.     Under Rule 8(3), the Tribunal may strike out a case where:

(a) the appellant has failed to comply with a direction which stated that failure by the appellant to comply with the direction could lead to the striking out of the proceedings or part of them;

(b) the appellant has failed to co-operate with the Tribunal to such an extent that the Tribunal cannot deal with the proceedings fairly and justly; or

(c) the Tribunal considers there is no reasonable prospect of the appellant's case, or part of it, succeeding.

8.     Under Rule 8(4) the Tribunal must offer the Appellant the opportunity to make representations prior to striking out the Appeal.

9.     The conditions under Rule 8(3)(a) and 8(4) are met and the Appeal is struck out accordingly.

 

 

Signed: Judge Sanger

Date: 12th June 2025

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