Legal Opinion

National Westminster Bank, PLC v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided January 15, 2008No. 2007-5028PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.

This is a tax refund action brought by taxpayer National Westminster Bank PLC (“NatWest”), a United Kingdom corporation, for the tax years 1981-1987. The Government appeals from the judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims (“trial court” or “court”) that NatWest is entitled to a refund of $65,723,053 plus interest for the tax years at issue. Central to the trial court’s judgment is the issue of whether the application of Treasury Regulation § 1.882-5 is consistent with the United States’ obligations under Article 7 of the Convention for the Avoidance of…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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