UK Air Passenger Duty held to be Consistent with the Chicago Convention

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The article reports that, in R (on the application of the Federation of Tour Operators and others) v. Her Majesty’s Treasury [2007] EWHC 2062 (Admin), the English High Court held that the Air Passenger Duty imposed by the UK Government was consistent with Article 15 of the Chicago Convention. It examines the judgment’s findings on interpretive principles, the meaning of Article 15 and the tax’s consistency with that provision, questions their correctness and touches on potential implications.