

I'm a surplus, get me out of here!
Jennifer Seaman of Wilberforce Chambers looks at different ways in which a trapped surplus may be extracted during the winding-up of a...


Talking Pensions Ep23 - Margaret Snowdon OBE
In this episode (recorded in June 2025), Paul talks to Margaret Snowdon OBE, Chair of the Pension Scams Industry Group and former...


No clarity for Virgin Media reversal date on Pensions Bill reading
The Pension Schemes Bill was given its second reading in the House of Commons last night. During his speech the Pensions Minister,...


Allowing Ombudsman appeal by consent
Oliver Hilton of Radcliffe Chambers explains how the process for allowing appeals by consent has been recently applied to a determination...


Ombudsman issues general guidance on overpayment cases
The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman has issued a determination following a complaint by members of the Bic UK Pension Scheme concerning the...


Corrective construction and confidential opinions
Paul Newman KC looks at a recent High Court decision applying the corrective construction principle to remove an anomaly in the drafting...


High Court applies corrective construction to scheme rule
In Renishaw PLC v Ross Trustees Services Ltd [2025] EWHC 1445 (Ch), HHJ Hodge KC, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, has applied the...


Virgin Media Revisited...
Edward Sawyer of Wilberforce Chambers revisits s 37/reg 42 and the Virgin Media litigation, describing the main s 37/reg 42 issues...


Verity Trustees and the law of severance – is there a ‘second condition’?
Against the backdrop of the Verity Trustees litigation, James McCreath of Wilberforce Chambers considers the conditions applicable to...


Cumulative Index - reminder
Site users can access a maintained version of the cumulative index in the Archive. This can be accessed at the top and side of the home...


Government to legislate to deal with issues arising from Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees
The Government has today announced that it will introduce legislation to give pension schemes affected by the Virgin Media decision the...