Pensions Law

Rule Amendments - Keith Rowley QC, Radcliffe Chambers (Pensions, London, 25.04.18) Using real-life and practical examples, how open to attack are trustees when making decisions that reduce benefits? Should the sponsoring employer's interests (as a potential beneficiary) be considered?

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GMP Equalisations - Roy Martin QC, Terra Firma Chambers and 6 Pump Court (Pensions, London, 30.03.17) The experience in Scotland and its broader implications

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Trust and Confidence - Nicolas Stallworthy QC, Outer Temple Chambers (Pensions, London, 30.03.17) Anticipating the IBM appeal, in the context of trust and confidence, what is meant by "disappointing reasonable expectations"?

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Trustees' Liability - Camilla Barry, Macfarlanes (Pensions, London, 30.03.17) What can you do to protect trustees from liability under third party contracts including the power to give indemnities (especially in longevity and buy-in contracts)?

• Date Uploaded: 30 Mar 2017
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Powers of Discretion - David Pollard, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Pensions, London, 30.03.17) Drawing on the BA case, where is the tipping point between proper and improper use of trustees' powers of discretion?

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​Inflation Rates - Keith Rowley QC, Radcliffe Chambers (Pensions, London, 30.03.17) To what extent are trustees who continue to use RPI exposed to possible risk (e.g. being sued by sponsors for granting excessive increases)? Is it savvy to shift from RPI to CPI?

• Date Uploaded: 30 Mar 2017
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TPR Powers - Paul Newman QC, Wilberforce Chambers (Pensions, London, 30.03.17) Lessons from BHS, British Steel and pensions liberation cases.

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Trustees Discretion (notes) - David Pollard, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Pensions Law, London, 08.03.16) Should trustees act to "maximise" benefits or pay the "correct" benefits when exercising their powers of discretion - for instance when setting scheme factors or determining an inflation index to use to increase benefits?

• Date Uploaded: 23 Aug 2016
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VAT Recovery - Steven Hull, Eversheds (Pensions Law, London, 08.03.16) How can you maximise VAT recovery on pension fund management costs - taking into account HMRC's revised approach on pension schemes and VAT (with reference to the PPG case)?

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Trustees Discretion - David Pollard, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Pensions Law, London, 08.03.16) Should trustees act to "maximise" benefits or pay the "correct" benefits when exercising their powers of discretion - for instance when setting scheme factors or determining an inflation index to use to increase benefits?

• Date Uploaded: 23 Aug 2016
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