Government loses BT Crown Guarantee legal battle

Jenna Towler
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The government has lost its long running court battle over its obligations to fund the BT Pension Scheme deficit should it go bust.

The legal wrangle over the extent of the Crown Guarantee was ruled on by the High Court today. Justice George Mann ruled the government could be liable for liabilities accrued after BT was priva...

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