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antedate |
ignorance of the law |
misinterpretation |
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Summary:
Delays not by reason of ignorance of the law but by reason of a mistaken belief that under the law she did not have enough weeks to qualify, said the Umpire. We cannot agree with this attempt to distinguish between ignorance of the law and a mistaken belief as to the law.
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antedate |
ignorance of the law |
not an excuse |
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Summary:
Delays not by reason of ignorance of the law but by reason of a mistaken belief that under the law she did not have enough weeks to qualify, said the Umpire. We cannot agree with this attempt to distinguish between ignorance of the law and a mistaken belief as to the law.
Anyone holding such a mistaken belief (that under the law she did not have enough weeks to qualify) and living in a family which had never been involved in UI claims might be deemed to have acted reasonably by applying only when the mistake was made known, said the Umpire. Upheld by FC.