Britannia files High Court claim over advice - UPDATED

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Trustees of the Britannia Building Society Pension Scheme have filed a High Court claim against Eversheds, Mercer and Sedgwick Noble Lowndes over scheme equalisation advice.

The claim, which has not yet been served, alleges the companies gave negligent advice when the Britannia scheme was equalised for men and women in 1994. The scheme took advice on equalisation fol...

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