Top case to watch 2010 (The Lawyer)

11 January 2010

The Lawyer, have compiled a list of top ten cases to watch in 2010.  Wilberforce features on this list with the Pilots Pension Scheme case. Click here to view the full top 10 case list and the read the article.

Wilberforce Top Case: Pilots Pension Scheme litigation: PNPF

Trust Company v Geoff Taylor & Ors

The dispute centres on the provisions of Section 75 of the Pensions Act 1995 and addresses a number of key pensions issues, including the interaction of the scheme-specific funding regime with pension scheme contribution provisions.

Claimant lawyers: Lovells partner Angela Dimsdale Gill instructed Michael Tennet QC and Jonathan Hilliard of Wilberforce Chambers.

Defendant lawyers:

For Geoff Taylor: Linklaters partner Mark Blyth instructed Christopher Nugee QC and Jonathan Evans of Wilberforce Chambers.

For Terry Clark: CMS Cameron McKenna partner Mark Grant instructed Andrew Spink QC of Outer Temple Chambers.

For Milford Haven Port Authority: Morgan Cole partner Michael Prior instructed Paul Newman QC and James Walmsley of Wilberforce Chambers.

For Port of London Authority: Sacker & Partners partner Peter Murphy instructed Brian Green QC and Andrew Mold of Wilberforce Chambers.

For Shoreham Port Authority: Nabarro partner Jonathan Warne instructed Robert Ham QC of Wilberforce Chambers.

For Port of Tyne Authority: Eversheds partner Giles Orton instructed Sarah Asplin QC of 3 Stone Buildings.

For First Corporate Shipping (trading as Bristol Port Company): LG partner Thomas Ross instructed Michael Furness QC and Emily McKechnie of Wilberforce Chambers.

For PD Teesport: Dickinson Dees partner Craig Monty instructed John Martin QC of Wilberforce Chambers.

Hearing date: 18 January 2010

Court: Chancery Division, Royal Courts of Justice.