Upper Tribunal

Upper Tribunal upholds TPR contribution notice decision

Law and Regulation

Upper Tribunal upholds TPR contribution notice decision

Court rules nearly £2m to be paid to Meghraj Group Pension Scheme

clock 31 July 2023 • 2 min read
British Steel adviser receives provisional £1.3m FCA fine

Defined Benefit

British Steel adviser receives provisional £1.3m FCA fine

Follows his advising of 422 clients out of their DB schemes, including 183 steelworkers

clock 09 August 2021 • 1 min read

Law and Regulation

ITV given six month deadline for Box Clever funding plan

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has told ITV and four connected firms that they must deliver a future funding plan for the Box Clever Group Pension Scheme within six months.

clock 17 March 2020 • 2 min read

Law and Regulation

Dominic Chappell ordered to pay £9.5m into BHS pension schemes

The Upper Tribunal has told Dominic Chappell he must pay £9.5m into BHS’ pension schemes after committing actions detrimental to their funding.

clock 14 January 2020 • 1 min read

Law and Regulation

Court of Appeal rejects ITV appeal against TPR in Box Clever case

The Court of Appeal has dismissed ITV's appeal against a financial support direction (FSD) issued by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in a long-running case over the Box Clever Pension Scheme.

clock 20 June 2019 • 3 min read

Law and Regulation

HMRC ditches appeal over lifetime allowance breach

Accidental breaches of lifetime allowance fixed protections could no longer result in onerous tax bills after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) dropped its appeal of a landmark case.

clock 03 June 2019 • 1 min read

Law and Regulation

What the Box Clever judgment means for TPR's powers

The Upper Tribunal has ruled in favour of TPR in its long-running dispute with ITV over the Box Clever pension scheme. James Phillips explores the impact of the judgment.

clock 29 May 2018 • 7 min read

Law and Regulation

Day nine: Box Clever trustees fall foul of 'reverse moral hazard'

The trustees of the Box Clever Group Pension Scheme committed a form of "reverse moral hazard" by running the scheme on while its participating employers were in administrative receivership, ITV has claimed.

clock 12 February 2018 • 4 min read

Law and Regulation

TPR's powers: The broken process and how to fix it

Mark Blyth says there are real problems in how the regulator exercises its powers, and suggests how to solve them

clock 07 December 2017 • 6 min read

Defined Benefit

Halcrow Pensioners' Association withdraws legal challenge over Halcrow Pension Scheme restructuring

The Halcrow Pensioners' Association (HPA) has withdrawn its Upper Tribunal challenge of the Halcrow Pension Scheme restructuring after facing the threat of spiralling legal costs.

clock 28 July 2016 • 2 min read
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