Implications of the BBC DB High Court decision

Max Ballad says trustees should consider restrictions on scheme amendment powers

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Freeths director Max Ballad
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Freeths director Max Ballad

The landmark High Court ruling, handed down on 28 July, held that a proviso to the power of amendment in the BBC Pension Scheme applies to benefits for future pensionable service as well as past se...

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