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...
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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...
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...
Remind me about ... pensions tax
In the second of this "Remind me about" series, Emily Campbell of Charles Russell Speechlys and Ram Lakshman of Wilberforce Chambers look...
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...
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...
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...
Remind me about ... Sections 91 and 92 PA95
In the first of our "Remind me about" series, John Grocott-Barrett of Wilberforce Chambers summarises the law relating to these two...
Union challenge to imposition of McCloud costs on members rejected by High Court
Paul Newman KC has written a summary of the decision published earlier this week in R (aoa Fire Brigades Union) v HM Treasury/ R (oao The...
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,...
Public sector pension schemes
James McCreath of Wilberforce Chambers considers whether authorities administering public sector schemes are trustees, fiduciaries or...
Court considers minimum pension age
Emily Campbell has written a casenote on the recent decision in Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority v Howell & HMRC, a case...
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...
Does charity begin at home?
Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers considers certain pension issues facing charities against the backdrop of the recent Hymans...
Honda v Mercer
Edward Sawyer discusses the recent decision in Honda v Mercer and comments on getting round the 15-year longstop in negligence claims....
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....
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...
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...
Missing evidence: What Rebekah Vardy and Colleen Rooney can teach pensions litigators
Gus Baker draws on the lessons of Vardy v Rooney and considers how the court might deal with missing evidence in a pensions case. Click...
Railways Pension Trustee Company Ltd v Atos IT Services UK Ltd
Paul Newman KC considers the recent judgment in Railways Pension Trustee Company Ltd v Atos IT Services UK Ltd about the funding of a...
Sole independent trustees: The need for continued member involvement
Paul Newman KC discusses a little-known exception in the MNT legislation, whereby an employer can replace the MNTs with an independent...
Reserved instrument activities
Emily Campbell considers the restrictions on who can prepare deeds and how this relates to pensions industry practice. Click here to...
Correcting Mistakes In Pension Schemes: An update
Paul Newman KC considers a number of developments concerning issues raised in his book A Practitioner’s Guide to Correcting Mistakes in...
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