HMRC v SDM European Transport Ltd [2013] UKUT 251 (TCC) (20 May 2013)
"Excise duty – whether spirits delivered to declared destinations - did First-tier Tribunal wrongly consider that it could not reach a decision that implied dishonesty on part of Appellant? – held no - did First-tier Tribunal wrongly hold that HMRC had burden of proof? – held no - whether First-tier Tribunal made findings of fact that were not open to it or otherwise err in its approach to the evidence? – held that First-tier Tribunal failed to give adequate reasons for conclusion that all journeys took place as described in face of contradictory evidence – appeal allowed in part – case remitted."
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