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Can the Pensions Ombudsman rectify documents?
Michael Ashdown of Wilberforce Chambers considers the recent Supreme Court case of National Union of Rail &c v Tyne and Wear Passenger...

Paul Newman KC
Jan 9, 20251 min read
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How not to determine financial dependency
Paul Newman KC examines a recent High Court decision on the test for financial dependency in a claim for death benefits under the LGPS....

Paul Newman KC
Dec 5, 20241 min read
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Pensions pots - an asset beyond the reach of creditors?
Thomas Robinson of Wilberforce Chambers looks at an important new Court of Appeal case which has struck down the practice of requiring...

Paul Newman KC
Nov 28, 20241 min read
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Rectify your formal defects away!
Paul Newman KC considers a case in which pension scheme amendments were rectified to overcome the failure of a trustee to sign the...

Paul Newman KC
Nov 7, 20241 min read
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Mistaken payments and fixed protection
Paul Newman KC looks at Lefort v HMRC , in which the FTT has controversially refused to follow an earlier FTT decision on whether a...

Paul Newman KC
Oct 31, 20241 min read
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New from the Ombudsman's office
Paul Newman KC considers two recent determinations of the Deputy Pensions Ombudsman, concerning (amongst other things) the scope of the...

Paul Newman KC
Oct 17, 20241 min read
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Recoupment - the view from Singapore
Paul Newman KC looks at a recent case on recoupment from the Singapore High Court, which considers the relationship between the remedy...

Paul Newman KC
Oct 10, 20241 min read
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Virgin Media: CA gives no respite
Paul Newman KC has written a casenote on today's decision, in which the CA dismissed the appeal against the judge's decision that the...

Paul Newman KC
Jul 25, 20241 min read
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BBC English: CA rules on meaning of "interests"
Joseph Steadman, who appeared as counsel for the trustee, considers the Court of Appeal’s decision in British Broadcasting Corporation v...

Paul Newman KC
Jul 18, 20241 min read
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Proving lost deeds: an Australian perspective
Paul Newman KC looks at a recent case illustrating the lengths to which the Australian courts are prepared to go to overcome the...

Paul Newman KC
Jul 11, 20241 min read
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Trust me, I'm a dolphin!
Joseph Steadman of Wilberforce Chambers considers McHale v Dunlop, a recent claim for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, arising...

Paul Newman KC
Jun 13, 20241 min read
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Unreported decision on calculation of final salary underpins
Paul Newman KC looks at a hitherto unreported 2010 judgment in the IMG case on how to calculate final salary underpins. To read the...

Paul Newman KC
May 30, 20241 min read
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Challenging FOS decisions: the Options case
Paul Newman KC discusses Options UK Personal Pensions LLP v Financial Services Ombudsman Ltd, in which the Court of Appeal dismissed a...

Paul Newman KC
May 23, 20241 min read
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McCloud Costs Directions: BMA v HM Treasury
Edward Sawyer of Wilberforce Chambers discusses the Court of Appeal’s decision in BMA v HM Treasury, which upheld the validity of...

Paul Newman KC
May 16, 20241 min read
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Lessons from the PO on recoupment and overpayments
Ram Lakshman of Wilberforce Chambers considers the important Pensions Ombudsman determination relating to the BIC UK Pension Scheme,...

Paul Newman KC
May 2, 20241 min read
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Recent Ombudsman determinations on pension scams
Paul Newman KC looks at some recent Ombudsman decisions on pensions scams, which illustrate the difficulties for complainants to...

Paul Newman KC
Apr 11, 20241 min read
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FTT criticises HMRC de-registration decision
Paul Newman KC has written a casenote on the recent NBC decision (2 February), in which the FTT allowed appeals against de-registration...

Paul Newman KC
Feb 26, 20241 min read
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Avon calling again with the latest word ... on compromises!
Paul Newman KC has written a casenote on the judge's second judgment, delivered on 19 February, in the Avon case in relation to the...

Paul Newman KC
Feb 22, 20241 min read
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CA confirms role of actuary in deficit repair provision
Paul Newman KC has written a casenote on the recent Court of Appeal decision in Railways Pension trustee Co Ltd v Atos IT Services UK...

Paul Newman KC
Feb 19, 20241 min read
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CA holds incentives to agree changes to scheme taxable
Paul Newman KC considers the decision of the CA in HMRC v E.ON UK Plc (28 November 2023), in which the CA overturned a somewhat...

Paul Newman KC
Feb 15, 20241 min read
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