Cheshire Cavity Storage 1 Ltd and Another v Commissioners for Her Majestys Revenue and Customs: CA 10 Mar 2022

Whether the taxpayers are entitled to capital allowances in respect of the expenditure incurred on the introduction of water into salt bearing rock so as to dissolve the rock and create an impervious cavity, typically in the shape of a teardrop (‘leaching’), and the displacement of the resulting brine by the introduction of gas (‘de-brining’) so as to permit the storage of gas in the cavity.

Judges:

Lord Justice Lewison
Lord Justice Baker
And
Lady Justice Whipple

Citations:

[2022] EWCA Civ 305

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Income Tax

Updated: 06 April 2022; Ref: scu.674503