In the latest episode of On the Case, Bryan Johnston, partner at Dentons, explains the significance of the recent victory by supermarket chains including Tesco and Sainsbury’s in a battle over how cash machines in their stores are rated.
Johnston, who represented Sainsbury’s and the Cooperative Group in the case, has described the Court of Appeal’s ruling as a “decisive and pragmatic judgment in favour of retailers seeking to avoid ATM sites being treated at separate property units for business rates purposes”.
Here, he fully analyses the decision in Cardtronics Europe Ltd and others v Sykes (VO) and others [2018] EWCA Civ 2472; [2018] PLSCS 194, explains the huge significance of the case, why millions of pounds rode on the result, and what the Court of Appeal decided – as well as considering the possible implications of the judgment.
