“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
“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 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
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.
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 [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.
“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 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
“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
“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
“Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, the elite London law firm that is fighting an age-discrimination claim from a former partner, is being sued by another ex-employee, it emerged yesterday.”
The Times, 17th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Its partners earn millions of pounds a year advising clients on employment and benefits issues, but Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer omitted to check that changes to its own pension scheme were legal, it emerged yesterday.”
The Times, 14th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A top legal firm was accused yesterday of using emotional blackmail to influence a lawyer’s career choices during a landmark £4.5 million legal claim.”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Government has failed to stop the House of Lords voting to increase the compensation given to some people whose company pension schemes have collapsed.”
BBC News, 6th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government could face defeat in the House of Lords today in a row over thousands of people who lost retirement savings when their companies went bust.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers acting for some of Britain’s largest pension funds yesterday sought to freeze the £55 million of bonuses and pension payments due to the former chief executive of BP.”
The Times, 3rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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