“…The next relevant case in point of time is Case C-98/98 Midland Bank plc v Customs and Excise Commissioners [2000] STC 501. It concerned the recovery of VAT on solicitors’ fees charged to Samuel Montagu & Co Ltd (a company in the Midland Bank group) which acted as merchant bank for…”
“…However, as the court held in the para 26 of the Midland Bank judgment ([2000] STC 501 at 519), a taxable person who effects transactions in respect of which VAT is deductible and transactions in respect of which it is not may nevertheless deduct…”