What the Mitchells & Butlers case says about rectification

Chris Edwards-Earl looks at the key questions asked in the recent rectification challenge

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Mitchells & Butlers runs a number of pub and restaurant chains, including Toby Carvery. Photo: Mitchells & Butlers
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Mitchells & Butlers runs a number of pub and restaurant chains, including Toby Carvery. Photo: Mitchells & Butlers

Last month, the trustee of the Mitchells & Butlers pension plan secured a victory in court to rectify the plan's rules.

The fact that the trustee was acting as a claimant and in a representative capacity on behalf of affected members made the structure of these proceedings slightly out of the ordinary. The decisi...

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