Insights - Wilberforce

Recent Cases

Recent pensions case: how much should members pay in a “shared cost” DB scheme? – Railways Pension Trustee v Atos [2022] EWHC 3236 (Ch)

Pensions

Brian Green KC | Edward Sawyer
Thursday 6 April 2023

Articles

Remind me about… Sections 91 to 92 of the Pensions Act 1995

In the first “Remind me about” article published on Paul Newman KC‘s website, John Grocott-Barrett summarises the law relating to these two important sections of the Pensions Act 1995. The “Remind me about” series is aimed as a training tool... Read more

By John Grocott-Barrett
Wednesday 22 March 2023

Articles

Union challenge to imposition of McCloud costs on members rejected by High Court

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 British Medical Association) v HM Treasury. Read the full article

By Paul Newman KC
Thursday 16 March 2023

Articles

Public sector pension schemes

In the most recent article published on Paul Newman KC‘s website, James McCreath considers whether authorities administering public sector schemes are trustees, fiduciaries or just public servants. This article was first published on Paul’s website pensionsbarrister.com Read the full article

By James McCreath
Thursday 23 February 2023

Articles

Repocussions? Legal claims arising out the liquidity crisis

Paul Newman KC looks at leveraged LDIs and repo contracts, the statutory prohibition on borrowing and potential misselling claims in this article. This article was first published on Paul’s website pensionsbarrister.com Read the full article

By Paul Newman KC
Thursday 16 February 2023

Articles

Honda v Mercer

Edward Sawyer discusses the recent decision in Honda v Mercer and comments on getting round the 15-year longstop in negligence claims. This article was first published on PensionsBarrister.com Read the full article

By Edward Sawyer
Thursday 26 January 2023

Articles

Forfeiture and “6 year, no claim” provisions: Part 2

In the second part of this two-part article, Thomas Seymour and Hugh Gittins of Slaughter & May consider some thorny issues and points for practitioners. This article was first published on PensionsBarrister.com Read the full article

Monday 23 January 2023

Articles

One lump or two? Flexibility in the IDRP

James Walmsley considers Anthony Arter’s preference for a one-stage IDRP. This article was first published on PensionsBarrister.com Click here to view the full article

By James Walmsley
Thursday 19 January 2023

Articles

Forfeiture and “6 year, no claim” provisions: Part 1

In the first part of this two-part article, Thomas Seymour and Hugh Gittins of Slaughter & May consider section 92 of the Pensions Act 1995 in the light of recent caselaw. This article first appeared on PensionsBarrister.com Click here to... Read more

Tuesday 17 January 2023

News

Paul Newman KC launches PensionsBarrister.com

Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to announce that Paul Newman KC, one of our leading pensions silks, today launches his new website: www.pensionsbarrister.com. Acting as an up-to-date pensions legal resource, the site will feature articles from barristers on a wide range of pensions... Read more

Thursday 12 January 2023

Recent Cases

First-tier Tribunal Decision concerning the meaning of “the amount payable on the transfer” in relation to disposal of gilt strips

Tax

Jonathan Davey KC
Wednesday 21 December 2022

Articles

Not just another article about BTI v Sequana

This article was first published in ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE Magazine Issue 11. Click here to view the full article

By Daniel Lewis
Monday 5 December 2022