court action to recover debt due by HMRC

Posted by jeep PM | on Wed, 31/08/2011 - 22:02 4206 23 comments | report

A client has lost patience and wants me to lodge a small claims summons against HMRC to recover repayment of tax due to be repaid to him. Has HMRC immunity against civil court action?

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It has been done before...

frustratedwithhmrc | Wed, 31/08/2011 - 22:14

I may be wrong but....

youngloch | Wed, 31/08/2011 - 22:32

Yes HMRC can (and should) be sued

Spartacus | Wed, 31/08/2011 - 23:08

Back it both ways then.....

youngloch | Wed, 31/08/2011 - 23:42

Court Action

codling | Thu, 01/09/2011 - 08:55

sue HMRC

jeep | Fri, 02/09/2011 - 10:36

How has the repayment arisen?

roger.holman | Wed, 07/09/2011 - 12:53

Court action

alancow.harveysmith.co.uk | Wed, 07/09/2011 - 12:59

Successful court action against HMRC

ShirleyM | Wed, 07/09/2011 - 13:04

Size matters

Owain_Glyndwr | Wed, 07/09/2011 - 13:20

Maybe someone should mention this ....

ShirleyM | Wed, 07/09/2011 - 13:32

Off Topic

cwilson | Wed, 07/09/2011 - 15:43

HMRC & court action

samuelspaniel | Wed, 07/09/2011 - 17:00

Equally serving Dave Hartnett with a Writ of Mandamus also works

frustratedwithhmrc | Wed, 07/09/2011 - 17:40

HMRC & Court ACtion

jeep | Thu, 08/09/2011 - 17:18

@jeep

ShirleyM | Thu, 08/09/2011 - 17:45

Remember HMRC is a bureaucracy

frustratedwithhmrc | Thu, 08/09/2011 - 17:50

HMRC sloth, incompetence and ineptitude

frustratedwithhmrc | Thu, 08/09/2011 - 18:05

@frustrated

ShirleyM | Thu, 08/09/2011 - 18:34

No - that's not how the small claims track works

frustratedwithhmrc | Thu, 08/09/2011 - 18:57

Thanks @frustrated

ShirleyM | Thu, 08/09/2011 - 19:25

Enforcing a small claims track judgement against HMRC

frustratedwithhmrc | Thu, 08/09/2011 - 20:30

Thanks again @frustrated :)

ShirleyM | Thu, 08/09/2011 - 20:44