ACA, APL and SPP issue update on Virgin Media case

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The Court of Appeal’s ruling in Virgin Media Limited v NTL Pension Trustees was handed down in July
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The Court of Appeal’s ruling in Virgin Media Limited v NTL Pension Trustees was handed down in July

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA), the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) and the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) have issued an update on its progress to help mitigate some consequences from the Virgin Media case earlier this year.

The Court of Appeal's ruling in Virgin Media Limited v NTL Pension Trustees – handed down in July – had potentially adverse consequences for defined benefit schemes that were contracted out of the ...

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