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Addison Lee founder Sir John Griffin ordered to pay £20.5m in tax after losing non-dom battle

In a decision published on 15 September 2026, the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) dismissed Griffin's appeal against HMRC assessments covering the tax years 2013/14 to 2019/20, finding that...

Addison Lee founder Sir John Griffin ordered to pay £20.5m in tax after losing non-dom battle

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In a decision published on 15 September 2026, the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) dismissed Griffin's appeal against HMRC assessments covering the tax years 2013/14 to 2019/20, finding that...

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In a decision published on 15 September 2026, the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) dismissed Griffin's appeal against HMRC assessments covering the tax years 2013/14 to 2019/20, finding that... Sir John Griffin, the founder of private hire operator Addison Lee, has lost a tax tribunal battle against HM Revenue and Customs and must pay more than £20.5m in additional tax after judges ruled he was domiciled in England and Wales throughout the tax years in dispute, not Ireland as he had claimed.

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Sir John Griffin, the founder of private hire operator Addison Lee, has lost a tax tribunal battle against HM Revenue and Customs and must pay more than £20.5m in additional tax after judges ruled he was domiciled in England and Wales throughout the tax years in dispute, not Ireland as he had claimed.

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