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R (Bradley and others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and others – WLR Daily

Posted February 11th, 2008 in government departments, law reports, maladministration, pensions by sally

R (Bradley and others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and others; [2008] WLR (D) 38

“Where the Parliamentary Commissioner had found maladministration in a ministerial department, the Secretary of State, although not bound by the Commissioner’s decision, was not entitled to reject the Commissioner’s finding on the basis that he preferred another view which could not be categorised as irrational.”

WLR Daily, 8th February 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Government loses appeal on pension advice error – The Times

Posted February 11th, 2008 in news, pensions by sally

“Pensioners who lost the bulk of their retirement savings after following misleading Government advice won a moral victory yesterday when a court criticised handling of the issue by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).”

The Times, 8th February 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Government’s pension actions irrational, say senior judges – The Guardian

Posted February 8th, 2008 in news, pensions by sally

“The government’s treatment of thousands of workers who lost their occupational pensions was branded irrational by three senior judges yesterday.”

The Guardian, 8th February 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government slammed by judges over lost pensions – The Times

Posted February 7th, 2008 in compensation, news, pensions by sally

“Tens of thousands of workers who lost the bulk of their retirement savings because of bad advice from the Government have won another round in their long-running battle for compensation.”

The Times, 7th February 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Anger as pension reform rejected – BBC News

Posted December 21st, 2007 in national insurance, news, pensions, women by sally

“The government has rejected a plan to let women boost their state pensions by buying up to nine years’ worth of extra National Insurance (NI) contributions.”

BBC News, 20th December 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police chief in legal battle to take pension on top of pay – The Times

Posted December 21st, 2007 in news, pensions, police by sally

“One of the front-runners for the top job in British policing threatened High Court action in pursuit of a pension payment in addition to his six-figure chief constable’s salary, The Times has learnt.”

The Times, 21st December 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Grace and favour showdown looms as Speaker fights for pension perk – The Times

Posted November 20th, 2007 in news, parliament, pensions by sally

“Michael Martin, the Speaker of the House of Commons, is fighting an attempt by Gordon Brown to scrap the ‘grace and favour’ pension that comes with his job, The Times has learnt.”

The Times, 20th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Law brings in compulsory pension saving – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 6th, 2007 in news, pensions by sally

“New laws set up an additional state pension system, known as ‘personal accounts’, run by an independent body.”

Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Lord Falconer ‘plans to sue Gordon Brown for bigger pension’ – The Times

Posted November 1st, 2007 in lord chancellor, news, pensions by sally

“Lord Falconer’s pension row deepened last night with reports that he is planning to sue the Prime Minister over his refusal to allow him to claim a six-figure sum.”

The Times, 1st November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

A shame for Peter Bloxham, but not for the profession – The Times

Posted October 17th, 2007 in age discrimination, law firms, partnerships, pensions, special report by sally

“It was intriguing that the loudest sighs of relief after Peter Bloxham lost his age discrimination claim against his former partners at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer last week were from lawyers nearer the end than the start of their careers.”

The Times, 17th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Freshfields lawyer loses discrimination case – The Times

Posted October 11th, 2007 in age discrimination, law firms, news, pensions by sally

“Peter Bloxham, the former head of restructuring at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has lost his landmark £4.5 million age discrimination claim against the elite City law firm.”

The Times, 10th October 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Royal Mail set to close its final-salary pensions to all employees – The Times

Posted September 24th, 2007 in news, pensions, postal service by sally

“Royal Mail plans to close its final-salary pension scheme to all employees in a move that could plunge the business further into industrial turmoil.”

The Times, 24th September 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Christie v Department for Constitutional Affairs and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted September 4th, 2007 in law reports, pensions, tribunals by sally

No pension entitlement for fee-paid part-time chairmen

Christie v Department for Constitutional Affairs and Another

“Part-time fee-paid tribunal chairmen were not workers and were not entitled to a pension.”

The Times, 4th September 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Pensions Act 2007

Posted August 6th, 2007 in legislation, pensions by sally

Pensions Act 2007 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Pensioner wins £700,000 damages in landmark mis-selling case – The Times

Posted August 1st, 2007 in news, pensions by sally

A retired businessman has been awarded around £700,000 in compensation after successfully suing his pension provider for giving unauthorised advice in what is thought to be the first case of its kind.

The Times, 31st July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Trustee Solutions Ltd. and others v. Dubery and another – WLR Daily

Posted July 30th, 2007 in law reports, pensions by sally

Trustee Solutions Ltd. and others v. Dubery and another [2007] EWCA 771

“On a true construction of s73(3)(b) of the 1995 Act the members of a pension scheme who had the right to retire at 60 in respect of any part of their service, and who were aged between 60 and 64 on the date that the scheme commenced winding up, fell within the provision; but not in respect of pension or other benefits accrued by service to which a normal retirement date at the age of 65 applied.”

WLR Daily, 26th July 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Huge boost for women and carers as Pensions Act 2007 becomes law – Wired-GOV

Posted July 27th, 2007 in pensions, press releases by sally

“Women and carers received a huge boost today thanks to the reforms to the state pension system in the Pensions Act 2007, which has received Royal Assent.”

Department for Work and Pensions press release, 26th July 2007

Source: www.wired-gov.net

Gurkhas handed boost to pensions – BBC News

Posted July 19th, 2007 in armed forces, Gurkhas, news, pensions by sally

“Gurkhas will be given a “significant” boost to their pensions, the Ministry of Defence has announced.”

BBC News, 19th July 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bloxham judgment put on hold – The Lawyer

Posted July 18th, 2007 in age discrimination, law firms, news, pensions by sally

“The judgment on Peter Bloxham’s age discrimination claims against his former firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been reserved indefinitely.”

The Lawyer, 17th July 2007

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Bigger pay-outs for ‘lost’ pensions on the way – The Guardian

Posted July 17th, 2007 in compensation, news, pensions by sally

“An estimated 125,000 people who lost their retirement savings when their companies went bust could receive higher payouts from the government, it was announced today.”

The Guardian, 17th July 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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