TPR may not have the power to enforce Lehman Bros FSD

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The Pensions Regulator's ability to enforce its financial support direction against six Lehman Brothers subsidiaries is questionable due to ongoing insolvency proceedings, lawyers say.

Allen & Overy restructuring team partner Jennifer Marshall said technically a claim can only be made if a debt exists on the insolvency date – but for Lehman’s the regulator is imposing a debt on t...

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