BA case: Trustees were 'reasonable' to include recovery payments in increase framework

James Phillips
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The Airways Pension Scheme (APS) trustees were "entirely reasonable" when including £55m annual recovery payments and a £250m contingent payment in their discretionary increase framework, their lawyer has said.

Concluding APS' closing statement on 8 December in the High Court, Keith Rowley QC said the trustees could take the money into account according to their actuarial advice. The comment was made o...

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