Forbes v The Director of the Assets Recovery Agency: SCIT 16 May 2007

SCIT PROCEEDS OF CRIME – Review of Tribunal’s decision – Appellant failed to attend hearing – Decision given in his absence – Appellant applied for review of decision – Whether Appellant had good and sufficient reason for failing to appear – No – Application dismissed – Special Commissioner (Jurisdiction and Procedure) Regulations, reg 19(1)(b)
PROCEEDS OF CRIME – Order for costs – Appellant requested application hearing and failed to attend – Whether behaviour wholly unreasonable in connection with application hearing – Before Commissioners (Jurisdiction and Procedure) Regs, RD1 – Costs awarded against Appellant

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[2007] UKSPC SPC00613

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Updated: 11 July 2022; Ref: scu.253404