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Mark Gadsden v The Commissioners for HMRC

The Tribunal allowed Mr Gadsden’s appeal, holding that his late Class 2 National Insurance payments could be treated as paid because his ignorance was not due to a lack of due care and diligence.

  • National insurance contributions
  • Class 2 contributions
  • Late payment
  • Due care and diligence
  • Reliance on professional advisers
  • State pension entitlement
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Tax law

CooperVision Lens Care Limited v The Commissioners for HMRC

The sums received by the shareholders (except for the Fourth Shares) were taxable as employment income under Chapter 3D of Part 7 ITEPA 2003 because the shares were employment-related securities acquired by reason of employment, and the consideration exceeded the market value, which was determined on a pro rata basis of the total consideration paid by the purchaser. The appellant was careless in failing to account for income tax and NICs on the excess, and the HMRC determination was validly made within the six-year time limit due to such carelessness. The appeal was allowed only in respect of…

  • Income tax
  • Employment-related securities
  • Paye regulations
  • National insurance contributions
  • Market value assessment
  • Carelessness in tax compliance
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Tax law

Wood Group Engineering (North Sea) Ltd v The Commissioners for HMRC

WGENS is a host employer under the Host Employer Provision of the 1978 Regulations because WGOS employees' personal service was made available to and rendered for the purposes of WGENS's business; the statutory criteria are met and WGENS is liable for NICs.

  • National insurance contributions
  • Host employer provisions
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Anti-avoidance
  • Employment status
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Tax law [2026] EWCA Civ 445

Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs v MR Currell Ltd

Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs v MR Currell Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 445 (17 April 2026)

The Court of Appeal dismissed HMRC’s appeal, holding that a genuine, repayable loan funded through an employee benefit trust was not taxable earnings under section 62 ITEPA.

  • Paye liability
  • Employee benefit trusts
  • Taxation of loans to employees
  • Income tax (earnings and pensions) act 2003
  • National insurance contributions
  • Emoluments and earnings
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Tax law

The Commissioners for HMRC v MR Currell Limited

The Court of Appeal dismissed HMRC’s appeal over whether an EBT-funded loan to a director counted as earnings. The genuine repayable loan was not taxable remuneration.

  • Income tax on employment income
  • Paye
  • Employee benefit trusts
  • Loans to employees
  • Remuneration
  • Disguised remuneration
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Tax law

John Strange v The Commissioners for HMRC

The Upper Tribunal granted permission to appeal only on the ground that the First-tier Tribunal heard the tax appeal in Mr Strange’s absence, and refused the other grounds.

  • Permission to appeal
  • Error of law
  • Tribunal procedure
  • Personal liability notice
  • National insurance contributions
  • Permission-to-appeal
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Social security law

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Syed Muhid Ali

The Upper Tribunal held that Mr Ali was not entitled to Bereavement Support Payment because his late wife had not paid enough qualifying national insurance contributions.

  • Bereavement support payment
  • National insurance contributions
  • Disability discrimination
  • European convention on human rights
  • Article 14 echr
  • Bereavement-support-payment
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Tax law

Bilfinger Salamis UK Limited v The Commissioners for HMRC

The Upper Tribunal dismissed Bilfinger Salamis UK’s appeal on secondary Class 1 NICs, holding that “made available” in the host employer provision bears its ordinary meaning.

  • National insurance contributions
  • Secondary class 1 nics
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Host employer provision
  • Tax avoidance schemes
  • National-insurance-contributions
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