Broader scheme impact expected in wake of NTL v Virgin Media ruling

PP poll finds just 13% do not think the ruling will impact schemes more broadly

Holly Roach
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Broader scheme impact expected in wake of NTL v Virgin Media ruling

The majority (56%) of respondents to a recent PP poll predict the NTL Pension Trustees v Virgin Media case over section 37 of the 1993 Pension Schemes Act will have a broader impact on schemes.

This comes after the Court of Appeal rejected Virgin Media's appeal in the NTL Pension Trustees II v Virgin Media case last month. Responding to a recent Pensions Buzz poll, 18% of pundits said ...

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