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Ep24 - Robin Ellison
In this episode (recorded in June 2025), Paul talks to pensions law legend Robin Ellison about his legal career, his role in establishing Perspective and in the College of Lawmakers, and his views on the Pension Schemes Bill. To view a transcript of the podcast, click on the pdf below.

Paul Newman KC
Oct 161 min read


Debt shield: Still up for grabs
Paul Newman KC looks at a recent High Court case dealing with further issues arising from the enforcement of judgment debts against...

Paul Newman KC
Oct 91 min read


FRC to develop actuarial guidance on Virgin Media legislation
As expected, the Financial Reporting Council has announced that it will develop technical guidance to support scheme actuaries in...

Paul Newman KC
Oct 61 min read


DPO declines to follow Court on meaning of “earner”
In a determination issued last week (Mrs T, CAS-78486-R9D8), the Deputy Pensions Ombudsman declined to follow the High Court’s decision...

Paul Newman KC
Oct 61 min read


Remind me about … The Pension Protection Fund
The latest in our popular Remind Me About series, summarising particular areas of pensions law for newly-qualified practitioners or those...

Paul Newman KC
Oct 21 min read


A Spirited argument?
James Walmsley of Wilberforce Chambers discusses a recent appeal from a PO determination concerning the “static” versus the “dynamic”...

Paul Newman KC
Sep 251 min read


Court ruling on legal activities by non-lawyers contd...
In yesterday’s news item on Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP , we said that the High Court’s decision that the “reserved legal...

Paul Newman KC
Sep 231 min read


Court ruling on legal activities by non-lawyers
By section 13(2) of the Legal Services Act 2007, “reserved legal activities” may only be undertaken by prescribed legally qualified...

Paul Newman KC
Sep 221 min read


Ombudsman sets out position on pension transfer claims
Edward Sawyer of Wilberforce Chambers considers a recent determination on the British Steel Pension Scheme, in which the PO set out his...

Paul Newman KC
Sep 181 min read


Presumption of regularity to cure defective amendment: an Australian perspective
In Thynne v Jevny Pty Limited [2025] NSWSC 986, the Supreme Court of New South Wales had to consider whether the presumption of...

Paul Newman KC
Sep 41 min read
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