The SKAT case was one of the biggest civil litigation claims before the English court. Mark that – was. In a huge decision, the entire multi-billion pound matter has been disposed of at the first opportunity by the High Court. The claims – SKAT is short for Skatteforvaltningen, the Danish Customs and Tax Administration – had been brought as part of a wide-reaching pursuit to recover circa £1.5 billion lost in 2012 to 2015 to dividend tax reclaims which SKAT alleged it was not liable to pay.
