Could Scotland's 'common-sense' attitude to equalisation come to English courts?
A Scottish court has ruled four schemes were validly amended for Barber equalisation in spite of lack of documentation. Stephanie Baxter asks if it could lead to less pedantic judgements south of the border.
English courts are well-known for taking a strict approach to scheme amendment issues, particularly where there is doubt over whether equalisation of normal retirement ages was properly executed. However,...
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