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“Interests means interests?”: Fetters on pension scheme amendment powers after 3i plc v Decesare
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Brian Green KC | Michael Tennet KC | Fenner Moeran KC | Joseph Steadman
Tuesday 25 November 2025
PensionsMonday 22 January 2024
Judgment handed down in Avon Cosmetics v Dalriada Trustees and ors
The Avon Cosmetics case is the latest word from the High Court on the conditions required for saving a pension scheme amendment that is partially invalid due to failing to comply with the scheme’s amendment power. It confirms the requirement to consider whether the parties to the amendment would have entered into it had they known of the true scope of the amendment power, but emphasises that that involves an objective rather than a subjective investigation.
Paul Newman KC acted for the trustees, instructed by Blake Morgan.
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Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to congratulate Paul Newman KC for winning the Wallace Medal, presented at the Association of Pension Lawyers annual conference last Thursday, for his website pensionsbarrister.com The medal is awarded by the Main Committee of the Association for... Read more
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APL Conference 2025: What Can Trust Law Bring to Solving Potentially Defective Pension Scheme Amendments
Friday 21 November 2025 | 12.30pm
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