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    Remind Me About … Winding Up DB Schemes

    Daniel Jukes has written an article for the Pensions Barrister website considering the topical issue of winding up DB pension schemes. The article considers the process of winding up both solvent and insolvent DB schemes, as well as highlighting some... Read more

    By Daniel Jukes
    Friday 6 June 2025

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    Anti-suit injunctions and third parties — Manta Penyez Shipping Inc & others v Zuhoor Alsaeed Foodstuff Company

    Daniel Jukes has written a case note on Manta Penyez Shipping Inc and another v Zuhoor Alsaeed Foodstuff Company which has recently been published in LexisNexis. The decision of Cockerill J reinforces the ability of a non-party who is not... Read more

    By Daniel Jukes
    Monday 19 May 2025

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    Case note on Supreme Court decision on the qualifying period for adverse possession (Brown v Ridley)

    Tiffany Scott KC has written a case note on Brown v Ridley which has recently been published on LexisNexis. Practitioners will have had an eye on this case during its journey through the Tribunals. The Supreme Court has provided welcome... Read more

    By Tiffany Scott KC
    Friday 16 May 2025

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    Whatever I said, whatever I did, I didn’t mean it…

    Theo Dixon has written an article in which he considers a recent PO determination on the extent to which an employer must consider additional increases to pensions in payment when RPI exceeded the maximum increase mandated by the scheme rules.... Read more

    By Theo Dixon
    Friday 16 May 2025

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    You say potato…

    James McCreath has written an article in which he looks at the different approaches adopted by the Court of Appeal to the construction of pension scheme documents and pensions legislation, and considers whether those differences are justified. The article was... Read more

    By James McCreath
    Thursday 8 May 2025

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    Jurisdiction of FTT: Penalty notice review

    Ram Lakshman has written an article in which he considers a recent First Trier Tribunal decision providing guidance on its jurisdiction to review penalty notices issued by tPR. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC‘s website pensionsbarrister.com. Read the... Read more

    By Ram Lakshman
    Thursday 1 May 2025

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    Grants to foreign personal representatives

    Article by Andreas Giannakopoulos, 30th April 2025 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. When a person dies domiciled abroad but leaves property in England and Wales, a question arises as to who should administer... Read more

    By Andreas Giannakopoulos
    Wednesday 30 April 2025

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    Case note on UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC

    Andreas Giannakopoulos has written a case note on UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] UKSC 30 which has recently been published in the Law Quarterly Review. The note examines the Supreme Court’s judgment in detail, including its indication that forum conveniens principles do not apply... Read more

    By Andreas Giannakopoulos
    Tuesday 29 April 2025

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    Serious Irregularity for Failure to Consider a Limitation Defence: Lessons from Djanogly v Djanogly

    Ernest Leung has written an article for Kluwer Arbitration Blog entitled, ‘Serious Irregularity for Failure to Consider a Limitation Defence: Lessons from Djanogly v Djanogly’. Read the full article

    By Ernest Leung
    Monday 14 April 2025

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    Trustees and claims under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986: lessons from Invest Bank

    Tiffany Scott KC has co-authored an article for Trusts & Trustees with Emma Hargreaves (Serle Court) entitled, “Trustees and claims under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986: lessons from Invest Bank”. Abstract In Invest Bank PSC v El-Husseini and others [2024]... Read more

    By Tiffany Scott KC
    Wednesday 2 April 2025

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    Keeping it in the family: how are informal loans treated by the Courts?

    Article by Joseph Steadman, 31st March 2025 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. All too often, arrangements between family members arise informally and without the benefit of legal advice. It is often assumed that everyone involved understands... Read more

    By Joseph Steadman
    Monday 31 March 2025

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    ‘Rep Sol’ instead of ‘Rep Ben’? When to appoint a solicitor as a representative party

    Article by Jamie Holmes, 30th January 2025 To read or download this article as a PDF, please click here. 1. The decision of Saira Salimi (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) in Natwest & Ors v. Ludlow & Ors [2024] WTLR 239... Read more

    By Jamie Holmes
    Thursday 30 January 2025

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