Restitution of tax which has been paid under mistake of law

The court in the UK in 1802 applied the legal maxim ignorantia juris non excusat (which means ‘ignorance of law is no excuse’) in Bilbie v Lumley case which was involved in recovery of indemnity mistakenly paid by an insurance company to the insured. In this case the court held that insurance indemn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jalil, Md. Abdul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) 2010
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/13391/4/Restitution_of_tax_which_has_been_paid_under_mistake_of_law.pdf