The first occupational pensions case to be considered by the Supreme Court, Bridge Trustees v Yates, will begin today.
The High Court ruling granting trustees ‘super priority' in obligations arising from a financial support direction against insolvent companies "desperately cries out for legislative intervention", lawyers say.
The heavily criticised judgment on compromise agreements in the IMG case has been overturned by the Court of Appeal.
The first occupational pensions case to reach the Supreme Court will be heard on June 20 and 21, next year.
Employers who thought they were free of funding obligations might still be "on the hook" for paying liabilities, following a High Court ruling yesterday.
HM Revenue & Customs will struggle to cope with a deluge of information requests from trustees attempting to equalise guaranteed minimum pension payments, industry figures warn.
The ruling in the long-running Imperial Décor case has left the government in breach of European law obligations, Eversheds says.
The Pensions Regulator looks set to tighten its grip on registered independent trustee companies following a number of high profile governance failures, industry players say.
Government plans to tackle the complex issue of guaranteed minimum pension equalisation is a "practically impossible" task for trustees, a consultant warns.
UK - A complex legal case concerning the funding of the Pilots National Pension Fund has started in the High Court.