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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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We are delighted to have picked up both Bar awards at last night’s Chambers High Net Worth Awards. Wilberforce Chambers won ‘Set of the Year’ and Elizabeth Houghton was named ‘Star Junior’. This prestigious annual event celebrates legal firms and... Read more
Friday 11 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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Wilberforce Chambers is delighted to share that we have been nominated in multiple categories at Legal 500 Bar Awards including ‘Chancery Set of the Year’, ‘Commercial Litigation Set of the Year’ and ‘Marketing Team of the Year’. Congratulations to our... Read more
Friday 20 June 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
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Wilberforce Chambers is pleased to announce that Professor Lionel Smith and Professor Ben McFarlane have joined Chambers as Associate Members. Professor Lionel Smith is the Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Brasenose College. He was previously the Downing... Read more
Friday 2 May 2025
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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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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