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Publications

Trustee Decision Making: The Rule in Re Hastings-Bass

Michael Ashdown
March 2015

News

Trustee Decision Making: The Rule in Re Hastings-Bass

Michael Ashdown’s forthcoming book “Trustee Decision Making: The Rule in Re Hastings-Bass” analyses and explains the ways in which the courts control the exercise of trustees’ powers and discretions, in the light of the momentous decision of the Supreme Court... Read more

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Articles

Re Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund – some things to think about

By Edward Sawyer
Wednesday 18 March 2015

News

Re Merchant Navy Pension Fund – some things to think about

Edward Sawyer, examines the decision in Re Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund and says the decision will be of particular interest to trustees and employers as well as lawyers advising on schemes which have closed to accrual but where final... Read more

Wednesday 18 March 2015

News

Nikki Singla Speaking at Trust & Estates Litigation Forum 2015

Nikki Singla will be speaking at The Trust & Estates Litigation Forum 2015 on Grants of Representation. Together with a panel Nikki will be discussing the latest developments in this area.    

Thursday 12 March 2015

Recent Cases

IBM United Kingdom Holdings Ltd & Anr v Dalgleish & Ors

Chancery Division

Paul Newman KC | Benjamin Faulkner | Bobby Friedman KC | Andrew Mold KC | Edward Sawyer
Monday 9 March 2015

News

The IBM litigation

The IBM litigation concerns the most current of pension problems, namely when and how an employer like IBM can close its pension schemes to future accrual in the face of opposition from members. As pension schemes become ever more costly... Read more

Friday 27 February 2015

Recent Cases

Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund Trustees Limited v (1) Stena Line Limited (2) P&O Ferries Limited (3) Sealion Shipping Limited (4) International Marine Transportation Limited (5) Terence Brown

Chancery Division

Michael Tennet KC | Edward Sawyer | James Walmsley | Brian Green KC | Jonathan Hilliard KC | Paul Newman KC
Friday 27 February 2015

News

Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund

Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund Trustees Limited v  (1) Stena Line Limited (2) P&O Ferries Limited (3) Sealion Shipping Limited (4) International Marine Transportation Limited (5) Terence Brown The mounting deficits in occupational pension schemes are important to members and... Read more

Thursday 26 February 2015

Recent Cases

The Chinachem Charitable Foundation

Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal

Brian Green KC
Wednesday 25 February 2015

News

Secretary of State for Defence v Nicholas

Jonathan Davey has just been successful in the Court of Appeal in the case of Secretary of State for Defence v Nicholas. This is the real estate / human rights test case regarding the compatibility of otherwise of the Crown... Read more

Wednesday 18 February 2015

Recent Cases

Secretary of State for Defence v Nicholas [2015] EWCA Civ 53

Court of Appeal

Jonathan Davey KC
Tuesday 17 February 2015