Court dismisses appeal in NTL v Virgin Media case

Court of Appeal upholds section 37 in NTL Pension Trustees v Virgin Media case

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The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees Ltd
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The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees Ltd

The Court of Appeal has rejected Virgin Media’s appeal in the NTL Pension Trustees II v Virgin Media case.

The judgment, handed down remotely today (25 July), means Virgin Media will need to cover an increase of £10m of liabilities of the plan. Virgin Media had appealed the High Court's decision last...

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