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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...

Paul Newman KC
Jul 6, 20231 min read


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...

Paul Newman KC
Jun 15, 20231 min read


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...

Paul Newman KC
Jun 8, 20231 min read


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...

Paul Newman KC
May 25, 20231 min read


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...

Paul Newman KC
May 18, 20231 min read


Offering Sharia-compliant occupational pensions
Lydia Seymour discusses the important and topical question of whether there is an obligation to offer Sharia-compliant pension schemes....

Paul Newman KC
May 4, 20231 min read


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...

Paul Newman KC
Mar 26, 20231 min read


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...

Paul Newman KC
Mar 22, 20231 min read


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...

Paul Newman KC
Mar 16, 20231 min read


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,...

Paul Newman KC
Mar 9, 20231 min read


Public sector pension schemes
James McCreath of Wilberforce Chambers considers whether authorities administering public sector schemes are trustees, fiduciaries or...

Paul Newman KC
Feb 23, 20231 min read


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...

Paul Newman KC
Feb 20, 20231 min read


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...

Paul Newman KC
Feb 16, 20231 min read


Does charity begin at home?
Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers considers certain pension issues facing charities against the backdrop of the recent Hymans...

Paul Newman KC
Feb 9, 20231 min read


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....

Paul Newman KC
Jan 26, 20231 min read


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....

Paul Newman KC
Jan 23, 20231 min read


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...

Paul Newman KC
Jan 19, 20231 min read


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...

Paul Newman KC
Jan 16, 20231 min read


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...

Paul Newman KC
Jan 9, 20231 min read


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...

Paul Newman KC
Jan 9, 20231 min read
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