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Pensions lawyer. Legal historian. Founder and editor of pensionsbarrister.com.
This week on pensionsbarrister.com: I discuss a recent Hight Court case dealing with further issues arising from the enforcement of judgment debts against pension scheme assets. #onthecase #pensionsbarrister
09.10.2025 05:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New on pensionsbarrister.com. The latest in our popular Remind Me About series, summarising particular areas of pensions law for newly-qualified practitioners or those wanting to brush up on the subject. This week, Andreas Giannakopoulos of Wilberforce Chambers looks at the Pension Protection Fund.
02.10.2025 05:16 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
New on pensionsbarrister.com: James Walmsley of Wilberforce Chambers discusses a recent appeal from a PO determination concerning the βstaticβ versus the βdynamicβ construction of a pension scheme provision.
25.09.2025 05:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Pensionsbarrister.com is back from its summer break with an article from Edward Sawyer of Wilberforce Chambers looking at a recent determination in which the Pensions Ombudsman sets out his approach to claims by victims of transfer scams for due diligence failures by transferor scheme trustees.
18.09.2025 05:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I remain at work but Pensions Barrister is now on holiday...
Best holiday wishes to all our readers - we will be back with more content in September. In the meantime we will continue to update you with developments via our news posts as pensions news does not sleep and certainly does not sunbathe β¦
New on pensionsbarrister.com: in this special edition of Talking Pensions, our Assistant Editor Emily Campbell talks to ChatGPT ("Gip") about the role of AI, its potential in law and whether AI might ever need a pension. #talkingpensions #pensionsbarrister
07.08.2025 05:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New on pensionsbarrister.com: I look at a recent decision of the Deputy Pensions Ombudsman on the legality of suspending/terminating a spouseβs pension on co-habitation/remarriage. #onthecase #pensionsbarrister
31.07.2025 05:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New on pensionsbarrister.com: I suggest some tips for how AI can help written advocacy in pensions cases. #infocus #pensionsbarrister
24.07.2025 10:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This week on pensionsbarrister.com: Jennifer Seaman of Wilberforce Chambers looks at the topical issue of accessing trapped surplus from pension schemes in winding up. #pensionsbarrister #infocus
17.07.2025 05:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Itβs Talking Pensions time on pensionsbarrister.com. This month Iβm talking to Margaret Snowdon OBE, Chair of the Pension Scams Industry Group and former President of PASA, about scams, dashboards and other topical pensions issues. #talkingpensions #pensionsbarrister
10.07.2025 05:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New on pensionsbarrister.com: Oliver Hilton of Radcliffe Chambers explains how the process for allowing appeals by consent has been recently applied to a determination of the Pensions Ombudsman.Β #pensionsbarrister #onthecase
03.07.2025 05:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ob-La-Di Hezbollah #middleeastbeatles
29.06.2025 17:59 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New on pensionsbarrister.com: I look at a recent High Court decision applying the corrective construction principle to remove an anomaly in the drafting of a money purchase underpin in a defined benefit pension scheme.
26.06.2025 05:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New on pensionsbarrister.com: Edward Sawyer of Wilberforce Chambers revisits s 37 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and the Virgin Media litigation, describing the main s 37 issues debated during the recent Verity Trustees trial and looking at the effect of the proposed new legislation.
19.06.2025 05:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New on pensionsbarrister.com: James McCreath of Wilberforce Chambers looks at how the forthcoming Verity Trustees judgment may approach the conditions applicable to severance in cases of excessive execution of pension scheme powers. #infocus #pensionsbarrister
12.06.2025 05:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Well, I got this wrong! A welcome decision, though the devil will be in the detail. Iβm told that the government decided to do this because of a fear that otherwise schemes would be reluctant to release surpluses for UK investment purposes!
06.06.2025 08:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1
New on pensionsbarrister.com: the return of our popular Remind Me About series, summarising particular areas of pensions law for newly-qualified practitioners or those wanting to brush up on the subject. This week, Daniel Jukes of Wilberforce Chambers considers the issue of winding up DB schemes.
05.06.2025 05:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It has to be regulatory constraint. The role of tPR will be key, and will require a robust advance notification process and sufficient resources to enable proper scrutiny.
30.05.2025 07:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New on pensionsbarrister.com: hot off the press, I look at a case decided earlier this week, in which a High Court claim was struck out on the basis that it raised the same issues as a previous Pensions Ombudsman determination. #onthecase #pensionsbarrister
29.05.2025 05:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Itβs Talking Pensions time on pensionsbarrister.com. This month Iβm talking to Daniel Schaffer, pensions partner at Slaughter and May, about his long and varied professional and academic career. #talkingpensions #pensionsbarrister
22.05.2025 05:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Unlikely, I think. The mood music from the DWP seems to be that they are still thinking about how to deal with Virgin Media, and that they may be waiting to see what comes out of the Verity Trustees decision.
21.05.2025 06:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
New on pensionsbarrister.com: Theo Dixon of Wilberforce Chambers considers a recent Ombudsman determination on the extent of an employerβs duty to provide pension increases when RPI exceeded the maximum increase mandated by the rules. #pensionsbarrister #onthecase
15.05.2025 05:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0That would be Roy - an old school clerk if ever there was one!
08.05.2025 20:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
New on pensionsbarrister.com: James McCreath of Wilberforce Chambers looks at the different approaches adopted by the Court of Appeal to the construction of pension scheme documents and pensions legislation, and considers whether those differences are justified. #pensionsbarrister #infocus
08.05.2025 05:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Very sad to hear of the passing of Baron Etherton. While he will be chiefly remembered as a distinguished judge and parliamentarian, for me Terry was foremost a brilliant barrister and the best cross-examiner Iβve ever seen. He was also a generous colleague in chambers. May his memory be a blessing.
07.05.2025 07:22 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
New on pensionsbarrister.com: Ram Lakshman of Wilberforce Chambers considers a recent First Tier Tribunal decision providing guidance on its jurisdiction to review penalty notices issued by TPR. #pensionsbarrister #onthecase
01.05.2025 05:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New on pensionsbarrister.com: In the centenary year of the Trustee Act 1925, I look at the advertisement provisions of s.27, and ask whether it has any relevance to modern pension scheme administration. #infocus #pensionsbarrister
24.04.2025 05:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Happy Easter from the Pensions Barrister Team! We will be back soon after the break with some more pensions content. Have a great weekend to all who are celebrating. In the meantime, we will be eating lots of chocolate.
17.04.2025 07:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Itβs Talking Pensions time on pensionsbarrister.com. I talk to Mark Grant, former head of Pensions at CMS and now Professor in Practice and Honorary Fellow at Durham University. We discuss Mark's career, including his involvement in the Barber litigation, Virgin Media, and his role at Durham.
14.04.2025 14:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New on pensionsbarrister.com: now that the long-running trial in The Pensions Trust case has finished, I explain the issues dealt with by the court which will be of general interest to the profession. Warning: there are many of them! #pensionsbarrister #infocus #thepensionstrust
03.04.2025 13:56 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
