PENSIONS BARRISTER

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...

In the third of this "Remind me about" series, Oliver Hilton of Radcliffe Chambers looks at tPR's moral hazard powers. The "Remind me...

Joseph Steadman, who appeared as counsel for the trustee, considers the Court of Appeal’s decision in British Broadcasting Corporation v...

Paul Newman KC looks at a recent case illustrating the lengths to which the Australian courts are prepared to go to overcome the...

This week, Paul Newman KC looks at the problems that arise when small self-administered schemes holding commercial property need to...

Philip Simpson KC and Rebecca Sheldon of Old Square Tax Chambers have written an article on the new lump sum rules, and in particular the...

Joseph Steadman of Wilberforce Chambers considers McHale v Dunlop, a recent claim for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, arising...

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 discusses Options UK Personal Pensions LLP v Financial Services Ombudsman Ltd, in which the Court of Appeal dismissed a...

Edward Sawyer of Wilberforce Chambers discusses the Court of Appeal’s decision in BMA v HM Treasury, which upheld the validity of...

Ram Lakshman of Wilberforce Chambers considers the important Pensions Ombudsman determination relating to the BIC UK Pension Scheme,...

Paul Newman KC considers whether the pro-rating of annual non-statutory increases to pensions in payment for only part of a year can be...

David Pollard of Wilberforce Chambers has written an article about the relevance of the recent Supreme Court decision in R (Palmer) - in...

Naomi Ling of Outer Temple Chambers has provided a critical analysis of the recent Avon Cosmetics decision. To read the article, click on...

Claire Darwin KC of Matrix Chambers has written an article about pensions and age discrimination law in light of the recent Newell...

James McCreath of Wilberforce Chambers comments on the recent FMLC report on pension trustees and fiduciary duties. To read the article,...

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 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 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 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 has written a casenote about the recent Ombudsman determination in the case of Mr N, in which the independent trustee of a...

Edward Sawyer has written a casenote on the recent Newell decision, which provides a fresh insight into the effect of Courage provisos on...

David E Grant KC, who is a member of the Pensions Litigation Court Users' Committee, has written an article about the proposed change to...

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 &...

Emily Campbell has written an article on the abolition of the lifetime allowance, cataloguing the various materials published since the...

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

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 has written a casenote on the recent decision of the Supreme Court in Tui UK Ltd v Griffith (29 November 2023), which...

Paul Newman KC has written a casenote on the recent decision of the CA in Campbell v NHS Business Services Authority, in which a member...

Following the recent fine ordered by tPR in respect of ExxonMobil Pension Plan for breach of the OPS (Climate Change Governance and...

On 1 November, CA appeared to envision a County Court "rubber stamping" procedure for overpayment dispute determinations. "Cui bono?",...

In this casenote, Paul Newman KC considers the recent decision of the Deputy Pensions Ombudsman in the matter of Mrs S, whose widow's...

Robert Ham KC has written an article about two current issues regarding trustee remuneration, namely the 2022 decision of the Court of...

A claimant has succeeded in obtaining rectification of a deed of appointment supplemental to a Will - but only on appeal to the Judge...

Edward Sawyer has written a casenote on this decision, which considers derivative actions against directors of a corporate pension...

In this casenote, Paul Newman KC considers the recent case of Brass Trustees v Goldstone [2023] EWHC 1978 (Ch), in which the Court...

Confused about all the cases with "Dalriada" in the title? Can't remember where the law has got to with reciprocation schemes? We are...

Joseph Steadman has written a casenote on the recent BBC case, where the Court considered the fetters on a scheme's amendment power in...

Paul Newman KC analyses a decision of the Court of Session on the application of surplus on the winding-up of a DB scheme. Using...

Paul Newman KC has written an article on the principles of statutory construction, which might be relevant to the interpretation of a...

Joseph Steadman has written an article about the signing and witnessing of documents electronically, and considers where the law has got...

Paul Newman KC takes a close look at how claims against pension scheme trustees may be affected by the Limitation Act 1980. Click below...

In the second of this "Remind me about" series, Emily Campbell of Charles Russell Speechlys and Ram Lakshman of Wilberforce Chambers look...

Paul Newman KC and Emily Campbell go back to first principles in this article which grapples with the fundamental question of the nature...

In this article, Tom Robinson considers the lessons that the 2022 Supreme Court decision in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana has for pension...

Lydia Seymour discusses the important and topical question of whether there is an obligation to offer Sharia-compliant pension schemes....

In a stirring article to mark her transition after 27 years from the self-employed to the employed Bar, our Commissioning Editor, Emily...

In the first of our "Remind me about" series, John Grocott-Barrett of Wilberforce Chambers summarises the law relating to these two...

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...

Patrick Halliday of 11KBW Chambers looks at judicial review in the context of pension disputes, some recent examples in the caselaw,...