Commissioners for Customs and Excise v National Westminster Bank Plc: ChD 29 Jul 2003

Use of unjust enrichment defence by commissioners – ability of court to intervene where unfair treatment of taxpayer.

Judges:

The Hon Mr Justice Jacob

Citations:

[2003] STC 1072

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedUK Tradecorp Ltd, Regina (on the Application of) v Commissioners for Customs and Excise Admn 10-Nov-2004
The trader had traded in zero-rated goods, leading to a net reclaim of input tax. Having submitted a claim, it sought repayment, and interest on the sums withheld.
Held: No duty fell upon the commissioners until they had accepted the claim to . .
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Updated: 21 June 2022; Ref: scu.185458