The High Court is set to decide whether workers of pensionable age who have been made bankrupt could be forced to draw their pension to pay off creditors.

The date of sponsor insolvency should be used to calculate section 75 debt liabilities - saving sponsors millions of pounds in potential liabilities, the High Court rules.

Manufacturers remain firmly committed to providing good quality pensions but fear European interference could make affordable provision impossible and increase bankruptcies.

Lib Dems increase pension pressure

Liberal Democrats, including pensions minister Steve Webb, have backed a wide-ranging pensions reform package put forward by experienced member-nominated trustee Janice Turner at its Spring Conference.

The aggregate deficit of schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 index fell slightly last month from £265.6bn to £222.2bn.

Despite mid-sized schemes' commitment to long-term funding targets the majority are failing to progress due to lack of resources, a poll shows.

Gordon Pollock has joined consultant Barnett Waddingham to help develop the firm's capability to act as an expert witness in legal cases.

Dorset County Pension Fund has appointed Insight Investment to manage a £150m inflation protection mandate.

Liberal Democrats in government must act more urgently to radically reform public and private occupational pensions, delegates at the party's Spring Conference will hear.