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A Change of Climate for Trustee Investment Duties?
Following the recent fine ordered by tPR in respect of ExxonMobil Pension Plan for breach of the OPS (Climate Change Governance and...

Paul Newman KC
Nov 16, 20231 min read


Talking Pensions Ep 11 - Talking PPF
In the latest episode of Talking Pensions, Paul talks to Miriam Kimber, Director of Legal at the PPF, about her role in the organisation...

Paul Newman KC
Nov 2, 20231 min read


Under Construction
In this article, Paul Newman KC considers the rules for interpretation of pension scheme documents, with reference to the relevance of...

Paul Newman KC
Oct 19, 20231 min read


The Remuneration of Pension Trustees
Robert Ham KC has written an article about two current issues regarding trustee remuneration, namely the 2022 decision of the Court of...

Paul Newman KC
Sep 7, 20231 min read


A short story of Dalriada's pursuit of liberators
Confused about all the cases with "Dalriada" in the title? Can't remember where the law has got to with reciprocation schemes? We are...

Paul Newman KC
Aug 10, 20231 min read


The omniscient draftsman - the answer to Virgin Media?
Paul Newman KC has written an article on the principles of statutory construction, which might be relevant to the interpretation of a...

Paul Newman KC
Jul 13, 20231 min read


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


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


Registration and approval issues
Paul Newman KC has written an article about certain less well-known issues regarding registration/approval in pension schemes. In this...

Paul Newman KC
Apr 27, 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


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


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


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
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