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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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Social security law [2010] EWCA Civ 288

HM Revenue and Customs v Kearney

HM Revenue and Customs v Kearney [2010] EWCA Civ 288 (23 March 2010)

The Court of Appeal restored a decision allowing late Class 3 National Insurance contributions, holding that the contributor’s ignorance was not due to lack of due care.

  • National insurance contributions
  • Extension of time
  • Due care and diligence
  • Ignorance of law
  • Tribunal appeals
  • National-insurance-contributions
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Social security law

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Kearney

The High Court allowed HMRC’s appeal, holding that Mr Kearney’s assumption that he would be looked after did not amount to due care and diligence.

  • National insurance contributions
  • Due care and diligence
  • Ignorance or error
  • Entitlement to pay contributions
  • National-insurance-contributions
  • Due-care-and-diligence
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Social security law [2008] EWHC 842 (Ch)

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Kearney

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Kearney [2008] EWHC 842 (Ch) (02 April 2008)

The High Court allowed HMRC’s appeal, holding that Mr Kearney’s assumption that he would be looked after did not show due care and diligence.

  • National insurance contributions
  • Due care and diligence
  • Retirement pension eligibility
  • Ignorance or error in payment
  • National-insurance-contributions
  • Due-care-and-diligence
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Administrative law [2001] EWHC Admin 696

Bateman & Bateman, R (on the application of) v Legal Services Commission

Bateman & Bateman, R (on the application of) v Legal Services Commission [2001] EWHC Admin 696 (10th September, 2001)

The applicants failed to make full and timely disclosure of material changes in their financial circumstances, including cessation of passported benefits, receipt of loans, and insurance income, as required by the regulations. Disclosure was only made after investigation and was incomplete. The applicants did not exercise due care and diligence to avoid non-disclosure. The Committee was entitled to find material non-disclosure and to exercise its discretion to revoke the certificates. The decision was not unreasonable or unlawful on public law grounds.

  • Revocation of legal aid certificates
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Material non-disclosure
  • Due care and diligence
  • Exercise of discretion in public law
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