Sackers

The groups that failed in a judicial review of the government's indexation switch intend to appeal the decision - a move which will lead to further uncertainty for schemes.

The government will save more than £2.5bn through a clampdown on "complex asset- backed funding structures" that allow firms to over-claim tax relief, says George Osborne.

The Pensions Bill 2010/11 has today received royal asset becoming the Pensions Act 2011.

Sackers has hired two new solicitors to its expanding team of pensions lawyers.

Large bank pension schemes could lose out financially on insolvency if proposals set out in the Vickers Report become legislation, a law firm warns.

The Department for Work and Pensions has delayed the introduction of amendments to the Employer Debt Regulations until December, it has announced.

Section 75 changes have failed to simplify the existing rules and merely added more complexity to employer debt rules, industry figures say.

Specialist pensions law firm Sacker & Partners has promoted Caroline Legg to associate director and Ian D'Costa to associate.

Legislation curtailing the annual allowance and lifetime allowance for tax-efficient pension saving attained Royal Assent yesterday.

Sackers has appointed three solicitors, taking its total number of pensions lawyers to 53.