The High Court ruling granting trustees ‘super priority' in obligations arising from a financial support direction against insolvent companies "desperately cries out for legislative intervention", lawyers say.
Lawyers said last week's High Court victory by The Pensions Regulator against Nortel Networks and Lehman Brothers administrators highlighted a policy clash between pensions law and insolvency law. ...
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