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Thomas Robinson KC | Jennifer Seaman
Thursday 21 August 2025
Insights
Articles
Pensions Crimes and Fines: Directors (and others) who consent, connive or neglect
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
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Wednesday 20 August 2025
Articles
Employer discretions about surplus: Employer’s powers and discretions on scheme winding-up
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
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Tuesday 22 July 2025
Articles
I’m a surplus, get me out of here!
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
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Thursday 17 July 2025Articles
Part A1 insolvency act moratorium – impact on employees and pensions
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
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Tuesday 1 July 2025
Articles
Virgin Media Revisited…
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
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Thursday 19 June 2025
Articles
Verity Trustees and the law of severance – is there a ‘second condition’?
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
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Thursday 12 June 2025
Articles
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
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Friday 6 June 2025
Publications
The Edward Nugee Memorial Lectures 2025
Michael Tennet KC | Paul Newman KC | Jonathan Hilliard KC | Andrew Mold KC | Thomas Robinson KC | Edward Sawyer | Jennifer Seaman | James McCreath | Jonathan Chew | Joseph Steadman | Ram Lakshman | Benedict Evans
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June 2025
Articles
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
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Friday 16 May 2025Articles
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
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Thursday 8 May 2025
Articles
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
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Thursday 1 May 2025