The omniscient draftsman - the answer to Virgin Media?
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Paul Newman KC
- Jul 6
- 1 min
Electronic execution of documents
Joseph Steadman has written an article about the signing and witnessing of documents electronically, and considers where the law has got...
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Paul Newman KC
- Jun 15
- 1 min
Claims against pension trustees and limitation
Paul Newman KC takes a close look at how claims against pension scheme trustees may be affected by the Limitation Act 1980. Click below...
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Paul Newman KC
- Jun 8
- 1 min
Remind me about ... pensions tax
In the second of this "Remind me about" series, Emily Campbell of Charles Russell Speechlys and Ram Lakshman of Wilberforce Chambers look...
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Paul Newman KC
- May 25
- 1 min
The nature of a member's occupational pension rights
Paul Newman KC and Emily Campbell go back to first principles in this article which grapples with the fundamental question of the nature...
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Paul Newman KC
- May 18
- 1 min
Pensions law and the Sequana decision
In this article, Tom Robinson considers the lessons that the 2022 Supreme Court decision in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana has for pension...
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Paul Newman KC
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Lawyers! Know your converse from your contrapositive!
In a stirring article to mark her transition after 27 years from the self-employed to the employed Bar, our Commissioning Editor, Emily...
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Paul Newman KC
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Remind me about ... Sections 91 and 92 PA95
In the first of our "Remind me about" series, John Grocott-Barrett of Wilberforce Chambers summarises the law relating to these two...
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Paul Newman KC
- Mar 16
- 1 min
Union challenge to imposition of McCloud costs on members rejected by High Court
Paul Newman KC has written a summary of the decision published earlier this week in R (aoa Fire Brigades Union) v HM Treasury/ R (oao The...
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Paul Newman KC
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Judicial review and pensions
Patrick Halliday of 11KBW Chambers looks at judicial review in the context of pension disputes, some recent examples in the caselaw,...
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Paul Newman KC
- Feb 23
- 1 min
Public sector pension schemes
James McCreath of Wilberforce Chambers considers whether authorities administering public sector schemes are trustees, fiduciaries or...
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Paul Newman KC
- Feb 20
- 1 min
Court considers minimum pension age
Emily Campbell has written a casenote on the recent decision in Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority v Howell & HMRC, a case...
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Paul Newman KC
- Feb 16
- 1 min
Repocussions? Legal claims arising out of the LDI liquidity crisis
Paul Newman KC considers leveraged LDIs and repo contracts, the statutory prohibition on borrowing and the possibility of mis-selling...
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Paul Newman KC
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Does charity begin at home?
Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers considers certain pension issues facing charities against the backdrop of the recent Hymans...
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Paul Newman KC
- Jan 26
- 1 min
Honda v Mercer
Edward Sawyer discusses the recent decision in Honda v Mercer and comments on getting round the 15-year longstop in negligence claims....
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Paul Newman KC
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Forfeiture and "6 year, no claim" provisions: Part 2
In the second part of this two-part article, Thomas Seymour and Hugh Gittins consider some thorny issues and points for practitioners....
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Paul Newman KC
- Jan 19
- 1 min
One lump or two? Flexibility in the IDRP
James Walmsley considers Anthony Arter's preference for a one-stage IDRP as discussed in Talking Pensions Ep1. Click below to download...
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Paul Newman KC
- Jan 16
- 1 min
Forfeiture and “6 year, no claim” provisions: Part 1
In the first part of this two-part article, Thomas Seymour and Hugh Gittins consider section 92 of the Pensions Act 1995 in the light of...
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Paul Newman KC
- Jan 9
- 1 min
Missing evidence: What Rebekah Vardy and Colleen Rooney can teach pensions litigators
Gus Baker draws on the lessons of Vardy v Rooney and considers how the court might deal with missing evidence in a pensions case. Click...
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Paul Newman KC
- Jan 9
- 1 min
Railways Pension Trustee Company Ltd v Atos IT Services UK Ltd
Paul Newman KC considers the recent judgment in Railways Pension Trustee Company Ltd v Atos IT Services UK Ltd about the funding of a...
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