Forfeiture, limitation and interest after Axminster

Ian Gordon sets out what the recent Axminster case means for trustees when dealing with arrears

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In the landmark Lloyds case Justice Morgan concluded that scheme rules he had to consider permitted or required trustees to forfeit arrears due to beneficiaries.

Recently, he gave judgment in a case involving the Axminster Carpets Group Retirement Benefits plan -Punter Southall Governance Services Limited v Jonathan Hazlett(as a representative defendant) - ...

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