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In RPC’s latest episode of their Taxing Matters podcast, Jonathan Davey KC joined Alexis Armitage (Senior Associate at RPC) to share his top tips for effective tax litigation. From keeping cases simple and crafting compelling narratives, to mastering the detail... Read more
Wednesday 22 October 2025
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Edward Sawyer has written an article which considers a recent determination on the British Steel Pension Scheme, in which the PO set out his general approach to claims by victims of pension transfer scams for due diligence failures by the... Read more
By Edward Sawyer
Wednesday 24 September 2025
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Pensions
Thomas Robinson KC | Jennifer Seaman
Thursday 21 August 2025
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David Pollard and Sebastian Allen gave a seminar to the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) in June 2025 on: Pensions crimes and fines: Where a company is liable, what is the secondary person extension to third parties: “a director, manager,... Read more
By David Pollard | Sebastian Allen
Wednesday 20 August 2025
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David Pollard has written a paper on surplus in trust based occupational pension schemes dealing with the position on a scheme winding-up. This followed a session at the annual conference of the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) last year. Surplus... Read more
By David Pollard
Tuesday 22 July 2025
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Jennifer Seaman has written an article that looks at different ways in which a trapped surplus may be extracted during the winding-up of a scheme. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC‘s website pensionsbarrister.com Read the full article
By Jennifer Seaman
Thursday 17 July 2025
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David Pollard has written an article on “Insolvency Act 1986 – The New Part A1 Moratorium: Impact on Employees and Pensions” [2025] Journal of Business Law p192 This article focuses on the impact on employees or pensions where a company... Read more
By David Pollard
Tuesday 1 July 2025
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Edward Sawyer has written an article which revisits s 37/reg 42 and the Virgin Media litigation, describing the main s 37/reg 42 issues debated during the recent Verity Trustees trial and looking at how the proposed new legislation might potentially interact... Read more
By Edward Sawyer
Thursday 19 June 2025
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Against the backdrop of the Verity Trustees litigation, James McCreath has written an article which considers the conditions applicable to severance in cases of excessive execution of pension scheme powers. The article was first posted on Paul Newman KC‘s website pensionsbarrister.com. Read... Read more
By James McCreath
Thursday 12 June 2025
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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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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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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