Addison Lee founder owes £20.5m in tax after UK tribunal ruling

HMRC wins challenge over John Griffin’s claim to be non-dom despite having lived in England since childhood

The founder of Addison Lee owes £20.5m in tax after a tribunal dismissed a claim that he should be treated as a nom-dom despite living in the UK since childhood.

John Griffin had argued he should be treated as a nom-dom due to his connection to Ireland, saying: “I was and am besotted with Ireland, infatuated with Ireland. I believe that I have always been and am Irish.”