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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


PO finds SSAS independent trustee liable for misinvestment
Paul Newman KC has written a casenote about the recent Ombudsman determination in the case of Mr N, in which the independent trustee of a...

Paul Newman KC
Feb 12, 20241 min read


Newell Trustees Ltd v Newell Rubbermaid UK Services Ltd
Edward Sawyer has written a casenote on the recent Newell decision, which provides a fresh insight into the effect of Courage provisos on...

Paul Newman KC
Feb 5, 20241 min read


Avon calling! ... with the latest word on severance
Paul Newman KC has written a casenote on the recent decision of HH Judge Davis-White KC in Avon Cosmetics Ltd v Dalriada Trustees Ltd &...

Paul Newman KC
Jan 18, 20241 min read


Ombudsman overpayment determination
Happy New Year from Pensions Barrister! Paul Newman KC has written a casenote on the Ombudsman's first overpayment determination since...

Paul Newman KC
Jan 4, 20241 min read


Estoppel & formal invalidity revisited
Paul Newman KC has written a casenote on the recent decision of the High Court in Lendlease Construction (Europe) Ltd v Aecom Ltd, where...

Paul Newman KC
Dec 8, 20231 min read
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