TPR power to appoint independent trustee (Simpson v The Pensions Regulator)

Table of contents

• Original news
• What were the facts?
• What legal principles applied?
• What was decided?
• What are the practical implications of this case?

Article summary

In Simpson v The Pensions Regulator, the fact that the membership approved of the continued operation of trusteeship by the existing trustees and did not seek the appointment of an independent trustee was not a ground for overturning the determination of the Pensions Regulator to appoint such an independent trustee.