Edward Sawyer of Wilberforce Chambers considers a recent determination of the Deputy Pensions Ombudsman on a pension transfer claim, deciding that scheme trustees owed no general duty to undertake due diligence on behalf of the transferring member, and declining to follow the High Court’s decision in Hughes v Royal London . To read the article, click on the pdf below.

Naomi Kilcoyne of Wilberforce Chambers looks at KO UK Pension Trustees v Barker , in which the High Court recently authorised the unlocking of surplus assets in the Coca-Cola pension scheme. To read the article, click on the pdf below.

An amendment to the Pension Schemes Bill has today been tabled by the Chair of the Business and Trade Committee which seeks to add to the matters which pension scheme trustees and managers can take into account when selecting investments.   Those matters are:   “system-level considerations”, defined as risks and opportunities that cannot be fully managed through diversification alone and which arise from sector-level circumstances, including environmental or social matters; t

In this episode (recorded in June 2025), Paul talks to pensions law legend Robin Ellison about his legal career, his role in establishing Perspective and in the College of Lawmakers, and his views on the Pension Schemes Bill. To view a transcript of the podcast, click on the pdf below.

Paul Newman KC looks at a recent High Court case dealing with further issues arising from the enforcement of judgment debts against...

As expected, the Financial Reporting Council has announced that it will develop technical guidance to support scheme actuaries in...

In a determination issued last week (Mrs T, CAS-78486-R9D8), the Deputy Pensions Ombudsman declined to follow the High Court’s decision...

The latest in our popular Remind Me About series, summarising particular areas of pensions law for newly-qualified practitioners or those...