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The Ramsay principle (or Ramsay doctrine) refers to an approach to statutory interpretation that has been developed by the courts in cases involving tax avoidance. It began with the landmark decision by the House of Lords in WT Ramsay in 1981.
The principle was restated by the House of Lords in BMBF v Mawson in 2004, and a result some cases refer to the principle by reference to BMBF (or Mawson) rather than Ramsay, but for consistency this Practice Note, and its related Practice Notes, refer to the Ramsay principle.
The Ramsay principle can, with a large amount of generalisation, be summarised as:
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look at the law—what did Parliament intend when it chose those words?
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look at the facts—should an individual transaction be considered as part of a wider context?
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in light of the first two steps,
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Non-recourse definition
What does Non-recourse mean?
A receivables purchase facility under which the receivables purchaser's right to recourse the receivables are limited. Typically the receivables purchaser may not recourse receivables if the relevant debtor becomes insolvent after the receivable was notified.
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