Wyldecrest Parks (Management) Ltd v Julie Truzzi-Franconi
Decision date: 10 February 2023
Neutral citation: [2023] UKUT 42 (LC)
Overall AI summary confidence: high
Short overview
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This appeal concerned whether a prescribed-form pitch-fee review notice was invalid because it stated an incorrect review date. The Upper Tribunal held the notice was not invalid: viewed objectively it fulfilled the statutory purpose and a reasonable recipient could understand the proposed increase, so the FTT erred in dismissing the application. The Tribunal substituted a decision that the revised fee of £117.77 runs from the contractual review date 1 February 2022 and invited parties to say if there is any reason not to implement that figure.
Ratio decidendi
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A prescribed-form pitch-fee review notice that contains an inaccurate review date is not automatically invalid if, objectively, it conveys the required information and a reasonable recipient would understand the proposal; ambiguity created by the prescribed form will not penalise the sender where the notice nonetheless fulfils its statutory purpose.
Obiter dicta
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The Tribunal noted it was troubling that the FTT raised and relied on the jurisdiction point at hearing without giving adequate opportunity to address it, and observed that remitting for evidence about variation of the contractual review date by course of dealing might be appropriate in other cases but proportionality is relevant.