Category: pensions

Expats await state pension ruling – The Guardian

Posted March 16th, 2010 in indexation, news, pensions by sally

“More than half a million retired Britons living abroad could be in line for payouts from the UK government if a European court today rules in their favour. After years of courtroom wrangling, 13 expatriates will learn if they have won their test case for the right to index-linked rises routinely paid to UK-based pensioners but denied to those who have settled in certain countries overseas.”

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The Guardian, 16th March 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Bridge Trustees Ltd v Yates and others (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted March 8th, 2010 in appeals, law reports, pensions, winding up by sally

Bridge Trustees Ltd v Yates and others (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions intervening) [2010] EWCA Civ 179; [2010] WLR (D) 65

“Where a hybrid occupational pension scheme was being wound up the benefits derived from voluntary contributions made to the scheme by the employee and matched by their employer’s contribution, ranked first in order of priority in the winding up of the scheme.”

WLR Daily, 4th March 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Church of England General Synod extends pension rights for gay partners – The Guardian

Posted February 12th, 2010 in Church of England, civil partnerships, homosexuality, news, pensions by sally

“The Church of England may not allow its clergy to have their civil ­partnerships blessed in church but it voted tonight to allow the survivors of same-sex ­partnerships the same pension rights as other spouses. The church’s General Synod, meeting in London, voted in favour of what supporters of the move described as ­big-heartedness at odds with the church’s public reputation for homophobia in its wrangles over gay clergy.”

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The Guardian, 11th February 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Standard Life fined £2.45m for misleading pensions customers – The Guardian

Posted January 20th, 2010 in financial regulation, fines, news, pensions by sally

“The Financial Services Authority has fined Standard Life £2.45m for misleading thousands of pensions customers about the safety of one of its funds, it was announced today.”

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The Guardian, 20th January 2010

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Gurkha veterans lose pensions test case battle with MoD – BBC News

Posted January 11th, 2010 in armed forces, Gurkhas, news, pensions by sally

“Retired Gurkhas have lost a High Court test case battle with the Ministry of Defence over pension rights.”

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BBC News, 11th January 2010

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Gurkha pension case reaches court – BBC News

Posted October 27th, 2009 in Gurkhas, news, pensions by sally

“Campaigners representing retired Gurkhas are going to the High Court later in a battle over their pensions.”

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BBC News, 27th October 2009

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Court hearing expat pensions case – BBC News

Posted September 2nd, 2009 in domicile, human rights, indexation, news, pensions by sally

“A case that could affect the pensions of thousands of Britons who have retired abroad will be heard in a European court later.”

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BBC News, 1st September 2009

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Easterly Ltd v Headway plc – WLR Daily

Posted July 27th, 2009 in law reports, pensions, trusts, winding up by sally

Easterly Ltd v Headway plc [2009] EWCA Civ 793; [2009] WLR (D) 255

“A partial buy-out of a guaranteed minimum pension was not precluded by statutory obligations.”

WLR Daily, 24th July 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Foster Wheeler Ltd v Hanley and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 10th, 2009 in EC law, equality, law reports, pensions, retirement, trusts by sally

Foster Wheeler Ltd v Hanley and others [2009] EWCA Civ 651; [2009] WLR (D) 235

“The court considered the principles to be applied by pension scheme trustees when deciding how UK pension schemes were to pay benefits to members following recent developments in European pensions law relating to equalisation of retirement ages.”

WLR Daily, 9th July 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Cost of judges’ pensions has more than doubled in past five years – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 7th, 2009 in judiciary, news, pensions by sally

“Figures put before Parliament by the Treasury show that the judicial pension pot rose from £62 million in the financial year 2004/5 to £131m last year.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th July 2009

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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Yates – WLR Daily

Posted June 15th, 2009 in domicile, inflation, law reports, pensions, widows by sally

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Yates [2009] EWCA Civ 479; [2009] WLR (D) 184

“A Canadian widow who, on her marriage to a British national in Canada, received a British pension based on her husband’s contributions and paid at the rate applicable to the inflation uprating he received, frozen at the time he emigrated, was entitled on his death to a higher rate of pension calculated at the same inflation uprating. She was not entitled to have her pension based on the uprating applicable at the time of his death.”

WLR Daily, 12th June 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Public school workers win pension fight after 10-year legal battle – The Guardian

Posted June 8th, 2009 in employment, news, pensions, sex discrimination by sally

“Dozens of low-paid women workers at a leading public school are celebrating after gaining equal pension rights following a 10-year legal battle.”

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The Guardian, 8th June 2009

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Regina (Bunce) v Pensions Appeal Tribunal and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted April 15th, 2009 in armed forces, disabled persons, law reports, pensions by sally

Regina (Bunce) v Pensions Appeal Tribunal and Another

Court of Appeal

“On an appeal against an interim assessment by the Ministry of Defence of the degree of a person’s disability, the Pensions Appeal Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to challenge either the existence of the disability or whether the disability was attributable to service in the Armed Forces.”

The Times, 15th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

R (Marrion and others) v Board of Medical Referees and others – WLR Daily

Posted April 9th, 2009 in disabled persons, fire services, law reports, pensions by sally

R (Marrion and others) v Board of Medical Referees and others [2009] EWCA Civ 450; [2009] WLR (D) 135

“Where a firefighter applied for a disability pension, the question to be resolved by the independent qualified medical practitioner and on appeal by the Board of Medical Referees under the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme was whether the firefighter was subject to incapacity for the performance of his operational firefighting duty and any other duties within the definition of ‘regular firefighter’ and within his contract which it was proposed that he perform, but not any additional duties. Where no redeployment away from operation firefighting was available, the question stopped with incapacity for the performance of operational firefighting. It was not within the board’s jurisdiction to give a binding decision which trespassed on issues which were not part of the firefighter’s appeal.”

WLR Daily, 8th April 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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R (Bunce) v Pensions Appeal Tribunal and another – WLR Daily

Posted April 9th, 2009 in armed forces, disabled persons, jurisdiction, law reports, pensions, tribunals by sally

R (Bunce) v Pensions Appeal Tribunal and another [2009] EWCA Civ 451; [2009] WLR (D) 134

“The Pensions Appeal Tribunal did not, on an appeal against the defence secretary’s interim assessment of the degree of a person’s disability under s 5(1) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943, as amended, have jurisdiction to challenge the existence of the disability nor whether that disability was attributable to service in the armed forces.”

WLR Daily, 8th April 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Injured firefighters in court win – BBC News

Posted April 7th, 2009 in fire services, news, pensions by sally

“Injured firefighters have won a major step in their legal battle to retain the right to claim ill-health pensions.”

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BBC News, 6th April 2009

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Pensioners hire Cherie Blair to sue Sir Fred Goodwin and RBS – The Times

Posted March 16th, 2009 in banking, class actions, news, pensions by sally

“British pension funds are to sue Sir Fred Goodwin and the Royal Bank of Scotland in the American courts for hundreds of millions of pounds, The Times has learnt.”

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The Times, 16th March 2009

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R (Parish) v Pensions Ombudsman – WLR Daily

Posted March 11th, 2009 in law reports, maladministration, pensions, tribunals by sally

R (Parish) v Pensions Ombudsman; [2009] WLR (D) 86

“Where the ultimate question to be determined by the Pensions Ombudsman in an investigation differed from the ultimate question which had arisen in previously begun court or employment tribunal proceedings, s 146(6)(a)(i) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 did not preclude an investigation by reason of a factual issue being common to the investigation and to the court or employment tribunal proceedings.”

WLR Daily, 9th March 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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O’Brien v Department for Constitutional Affairs – Times Law Reports

Posted February 10th, 2009 in judiciary, law reports, pensions by sally

O’Brien v Department for Constitutional Affairs

Court of Appeal

“A part-time fee-paid judicial office holder was not entitled to claim that he had been subjected to less favourable treatment when he was refused a pension on retirement from office.”

The Times, 10th February 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Pensions Act 2008

Posted December 5th, 2008 in legislation, pensions by sally

Pensions Act 2008 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk