“The wife of John Darwin, the canoeist who faked his own drowning, played an ‘equal and vital role’ in the scheme to gain £250,000 in insurance and pension payouts by staging his death, a court heard today.”
The Times, 14th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Former Gurkha soldiers today lost their High Court battle over a pensions deal with the Ministry of Defence, which they say has left them struggling to live.”
The Times, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
In re Federal-Mogul Aftermarket UK Ltd and others [2008] EWHC 1099 (Ch); [2008] WLR (D) 166
“There was nothing in the rationale underlying the general application of the hindsight principle to contingent debts which should restrict its application to whether there had been an initial triggering event.”
WLR Daily, 23rd May 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.
“Firms with burgeoning pensions practices could face a threat to their client lists under conflicts of interest guidance set out by the Government’s Pensions Regulator.”
The Lawyer, 24th March 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“They have fought and died in the British Army over centuries and taken part in every significant conflict since 1947 including the Falklands, Afghanistan and Iraq. But today the Gurkhas are embroiled in a new battle — this time with the Ministry of Defence.”
The Times, 13th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane SpA v Rotunno and Others
Chancery Division
“There was no reason not to give the word ‘secure’ its usual meaning as a transitive verb when contained within the words ‘to secure the benefits under the scheme’ in a set of trust rules.”
The Times, 12th March 2008
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.
Regina (Bradley and Others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Others
Court of Appeal
“Where the Parliament Commissioner for Administration had found maladministration in a ministerial department, the minister was not entitled to reject that finding without good reason.”
The Times, 25th February 2008
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.
“Pension schemes’ liabilities could soar by £75 billion under proposed guidelines set out by the Pensions Regulator.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Injured servicemen and military widows will lose out under Government plans to sweep away a tribunal that guarantees their pension rights, ministers have been told.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The UK Pensions Regulator is to demand that UK companies use realistic life expectancy forecasts, in a move that will add billions of pounds to pensions liabilities.”
The Times, 15th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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.
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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’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
“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
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