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Upper Tribunal reference struck out as no reasonable prospect of success (Quarters Trustees v Pensions Regulator)

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Published on: 17 August 2012

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In Quarters Trustees Ltd v Pensions Regulator, the Upper Tribunal struck out references made by the appellants against decisions by the Determinations Panel of the Pensions Regulator and Regulatory Decisions Committee of the Financial Services Authority on the grounds that they demonstrated no reasonable prospect of success and the applicants (against whom the regulatory decisions had been made) had failed to cooperate.

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