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17 Jul 2019 11:12
RAF’s refusal to pay compensation breached surviving partner's human rightsLangford v Secretary of State for Defence [2019] EWCA Civ 1271 The Court of Appeal today unanimously held that an exclusionary rule in the armed services pension scheme led to unlawful discrimination against the surviving partner of a deceased officer. The Appellant was the surviving partner of Air more...
25 Mar 2019 13:00
Regulator 2019 annual funding statement for DB schemesOn 5 March 2019 the Pensions Regulator (Regulator) published its annual defined benefit (DB) pension scheme funding statement. The statement trails the Regulator’s approach to scheme funding which is expected to be set out in the new draft funding code due in 2019. This Insight looks at the more...
19 Feb 2019 11:03
A stronger Pensions Regulator: the Government’s responseThe Government made clear, in its March 2018 Pensions White Paper, it is committed to ensuring the Pensions Regulator (Regulator) has the right powers to be able to protect effectively defined benefit pension schemes. On 11 February 2019 the Government published its response to its June 2018 more...
14 Jan 2019 09:11
Highland scheme mulls insurance policy for ill health retirement costsThe Highland Council Pension Fund is considering the option of taking out an insurance policy to protect the scheme against substantial ill health retirement costs. This article was first published by Pensions Expert. To see the full article please click here. For more information, please visit the more...
11 Jan 2019 11:12
Trustees and TPR: How to ensure tricky meetings run smoothlyWhat soft skills do trustees need in a situation where the Pensions Regulator has found it necessary to step in, and what are the questions a trustee board needs to have answers to? Ruth Bamforth, answers these questions along with Hue Evans at Bestrustees and Richard Farr at Lincoln Pensions. This more...
29 Oct 2018 09:18
Stop press: schemes must equalise GMPsOn 26 October 2018, the High Court decided in the Lloyds Bank case that guaranteed minimum pensions must be equalised. This Insight looks at the main points of the judgement and what happens next. GMPs: a quick reminder GMPs (or guaranteed minimum pensions) had to be provided by contracted-out more...
14 Feb 2018 16:08
Wilberforce features in two of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2018Wilberforce Chambers appears in two of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2018, identifying the year’s most talked about disputes. Five members are involved: John Wardell QC, Andrew Mold and Tim Matthewson opposite Paul Newman QC in KeyMed Ltd v Michael Woodford and Paul Hillman, and Edward Sawyer more...
13 Feb 2018 12:17
Groundbreaking fraud decision: The Pensions Regulator v Payae & OrsJudgment was handed down in the case of The Pensions Regulator v Payae & Ors on 23 January 2018 following a trial at the end of 2017. The Regulator obtained judgment for over £13.7m against the mastermind of a liberation fraud, together with others involved. The scam had had over 245 victims, who more...
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