Jamie Carragher will not be made bankrupt after a judge dismissed the petition against him once HMRC confirmed the debt had been paid. Judge Nicholas Briggs threw out the bankruptcy petition in the Insolvency and Companies Court, bringing the case to an end after an unpaid tax dispute that had been reported in the region of £700,000 to £800,000.
The court decision
BBC said Carragher had settled the unpaid tax bill with His Majesty's Revenue and Customs, and HMRC representative Kevin Hassan said: "the debt has been paid". A Carragher spokesperson, quoted by the Daily Star, said: "This is a private tax matter that should have been resolved sooner, and the appropriate steps are being taken today to settle it."
The petition had been issued in August. That part was disputed in some reporting, with the Daily Star also saying the hearing came on Tuesday, 13 October, while other outlets tied the case to the August filing rather than the hearing date.
Carragher's wider profile
The financial issue sits alongside the career that made Carragher a long-time Liverpool figure. He retired in 2013 after making 737 appearances for the club, having spent his entire professional career there.
Liverpool's own form offers a reminder of the team he represented. They are 9th in the Premier League with 9 points from 6 matches, and sit 13th in the UEFA Champions League with 3 points from 1 match.
The immediate outcome is straightforward enough, even if the reporting around the size and timing of the dispute was not. Carragher has settled the debt, Judge Briggs has dismissed the petition, and the bankruptcy case is over.
Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 3 outlets. How we work →
