The Weekly Law Reports
[2010] 2 WLR 288
Court of Appeal
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Revenue and Customs Commissioners
[2009] EWCA Civ 446
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Sir Andrew Morritt C, Longmore, Goldring LJJ
Revenue— Corporation tax— Controlled foreign company— Profits of controlled foreign companies apportioned among parent companies and taxed in their hands— Exception where main purpose of controlled companies not reduction of UK tax— Whether apportionment confined to artificial arrangements— Whether compatible with right to freedom of establishment— Whether relevant UK legislation capable of interpretation conforming with Community law— Whether legislation to be disapplied—
Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c 1) (as amended by Finance Act 1998 (c 36), s 113, Sch 17, paras 1(3), 3(7)(8)), ss 747(3), 748(3)
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EC Treaty
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