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A Spirited argument?
James Walmsley of Wilberforce Chambers discusses a recent appeal from a PO determination concerning the “static” versus the “dynamic”...

Paul Newman KC
Sep 251 min read


Court ruling on legal activities by non-lawyers contd...
In yesterday’s news item on Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP , we said that the High Court’s decision that the “reserved legal...

Paul Newman KC
Sep 231 min read


Court ruling on legal activities by non-lawyers
By section 13(2) of the Legal Services Act 2007, “reserved legal activities” may only be undertaken by prescribed legally qualified...

Paul Newman KC
Sep 221 min read


Ombudsman sets out position on pension transfer claims
Edward Sawyer of Wilberforce Chambers considers a recent determination on the British Steel Pension Scheme, in which the PO set out his...

Paul Newman KC
Sep 181 min read


Presumption of regularity to cure defective amendment: an Australian perspective
In Thynne v Jevny Pty Limited [2025] NSWSC 986, the Supreme Court of New South Wales had to consider whether the presumption of...

Paul Newman KC
Sep 41 min read


Virgin Media amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill announced
Following its promise in June 2025 to legislate to relieve pension schemes from the effects of the Virgin Media decision, the government...

Paul Newman KC
Sep 11 min read


Important PO determination on pension transfers
The PO has issued a determination of a complaint that the trustee of the British Steel Pension Scheme failed to carry out sufficient due...

Paul Newman KC
Sep 11 min read
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