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Permission to appeal granted in Virgin Media!
Pensions Barrister hears that Bacon J has granted permission to appeal in Virgin Media - so watch this space!

Paul Newman KC
Jul 20, 20231 min read


DWP/HMT call for evidence on pension trustee skills
The DWP, together with HMT, are seeking evidence to assist in developing policy options for improving the skills and capability of...

Paul Newman KC
Jul 20, 20231 min read


High Court rules on section 37
Judgment was handed down today in Virgin Media Ltd v NTL Pension Trustees II Ltd [2023] EWHC 1441 (Ch), which concerns the highly topical...

Paul Newman KC
Jun 16, 20231 min read


The Ark schemes: unauthorised payment charges upheld by FTT
The latest instalment in the saga of the Ark pension schemes has reached the First-Tier Tax Tribunal. These schemes were vehicles for a...

Paul Newman KC
Mar 28, 20231 min read


CA confirms pensions bankruptcy legislation incompatible with EU law
On 16 January, the Court of Appeal in Wilson v McNamara dismissed an appeal against Nugee J’s decision on the trial of a preliminary...

Paul Newman KC
Jan 19, 20231 min read


Court considers fiduciary duties of LGPS administrators
On 4 January, judgment was handed down inThe Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Croydon v Oasis Community Learning. The claim...

Paul Newman KC
Jan 9, 20231 min read
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