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High Court approves merger of schemes in winding-up
In Arcadia Group Pension Trust Ltd v Smith [2025] EWHC 11 (Ch), Master Marsh (sitting in retirement) has approved the merger of the Staff...
Paul Newman KC
Feb 31 min read
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Pensions Barrister is on a short sabbatical
As many of you know, the High Court is due in February to begin hearing a 6-week trial on a major case involving The Pensions Trust,...
Paul Newman KC
Jan 161 min read
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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 91 min read
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CA issues guidance on non-party access to UT documents
In Moss v Upper Tribunal & ors  [2024] EWCA Civ 1414, the CA issued guidance to be followed when dealing with a request by a non-party...
Paul Newman KC
Jan 62 min read
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Police Pension Scheme: Court holds multiple referrals for ill-health early retirement possible
In Major v Chief Constable of Essex Police [2024] EWHC 3290 (Admin), the claimant, who was a member of the Police Pension Scheme,...
Paul Newman KC
Jan 62 min read
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Merry Christmas from Pensions Barrister...
...and a Happy New Year. Visit us again in 2025 for more pensions content! The Pensions Barrister Team.
Paul Newman KC
Dec 20, 20241 min read
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"It all happened so long ago...": the sequel
In the second part of his article on the use of evidence law in pensions cases, Paul Newman KC looks at: the evidence required to rectify...
Paul Newman KC
Dec 19, 20241 min read
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"It all happened so long ago..."
In the first part of a major two-part article on the use of evidence law in pensions cases, Paul Newman KC considers the extent to which...
Paul Newman KC
Dec 12, 20241 min read
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HMRC practice criticised in EBT case
In JCT Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd v Garnett [2024] EWHC 3128 (Ch), the High Court rescinded various deeds of appointment made under...
Paul Newman KC
Dec 9, 20241 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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