TPR hits ex-BHS owner Chappell with £10m bill
Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell has been issued with a £10m bill by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) as it seeks to recover money for the collapsed retailer's pension scheme.
Under TPR rules, the former bankrupt businessman was given 28 days - a period which is understood to expire within the next fortnight - to refer the order to the Upper Tribunal for the judgment to be reviewed,...
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