The High Court has refused to strike out a farmer's claim alleging misfeasance in public office by the Revenue Commissioners related to purported tax evasion in the poultry sector, and gives him time to bring an application to amend his statement of claim.
strike-out application, misfeasance in public office, Revenue Commissioners, tax evasion, poultry sector, VAT fraud, farmer, amendment of pleadings, tort, causation, mental element, statute of limitations, abuse of process, inherent jurisdiction, Order 19 rule 28, Rules of the Superior Courts (RSC), Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010, discovery of documents, perjury allegation, litigation in person.