ACA, APL and SPP issue joint statement after NTL v Virgin Media ruling

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ACA, the APL and SPP have issued a joint letter following last week's Court of Appeal ruling
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ACA, the APL and SPP have issued a joint letter following last week's Court of Appeal ruling

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA), Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) and the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) have issued a joint statement following the Court of Appeal ruling in the NTL Pension Trustees v Virgin Media case.

The Court of Appeal last week dismissed Virgin Media's appeal in the case and upheld the initial ruling. The joint statement, released today (29 July), said a working group of ACA, APL and SPP r...

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