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The draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) Regulations 2021—key aspects

The following Pensions news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on The draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) Regulations 2021—key aspects

Consultation response on increasing the NMPA—key aspects and implications for pension schemes

The following Family news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Consultation response on increasing the NMPA—key aspects and implications for pension schemes

Pensions weekly highlights—29 July 2021

The following Pensions news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Pensions weekly highlights—29 July 2021

Court of Appeal upholds ruling that PPF compensation cap amounts to unlawful age discrimination (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Board of the PPF v Hughes)

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The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) and NEST Corporation—the legal basis and structure

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) and NEST Corporation—the legal basis and structureIn this Practice Note, references to the National...

Pension commencement lump sums (PCLSs)

Pension commencement lump sums (PCLSs)When a member of a pension scheme becomes entitled to receive their scheme benefits, they can usually take part...

The Financial Assistance Scheme—what are the available benefits?

The Financial Assistance Scheme—what are the available benefits?THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO SCHEMES ENTERING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME FROM 1...

Retirement schemes for executives—UURBS, FURBS and EFRBS

Retirement schemes for executives—UURBS, FURBS and EFRBSJust as executives tend to enjoy better salary packages than the ordinary workforce, so is it...

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Auto-enrolment—the transitional period for DB and hybrid schemes [Archived]

Auto-enrolment—the transitional period for DB and hybrid schemes [Archived]ARCHIVED. This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.As...

19th May

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The Post-2015 National Health Service Pension Scheme

The Post-2015 National Health Service Pension SchemeCORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE: The Coronavirus Act 2020 suspends provisions of the...

Produced in partnership with Paul Carney of Shoosmiths 19th May

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What does ‘contracting-out’ mean for pension lawyers?

What does ‘contracting-out’ mean for pension lawyers?Interaction with the additional State pensionBefore 6 April 2016, there were two levels of State...

19th May

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Retirement Annuity Contracts (RAC)—older types of personal pension schemes

Personal pension schemes—central role in private pensions sectorPersonal pension schemes, in their various forms, play a central and important role in...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 19th May

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Enhanced protection

Enhanced protectionTHIS PRACTICE NOTE RELATES TO REGISTERED PENSION SCHEMESThe lifetime allowanceWhile there is no limit on the total amount of...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 19th May

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Fixed protection 2012 (FP 2012)

Fixed protection 2012 (FP 2012)THIS PRACTICE NOTE RELATES TO REGISTERED PENSION SCHEMESThe lifetime allowanceWhile there is no limit on the total...

19th May

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Flexible benefits vs safeguarded benefits

Flexible benefits vs safeguarded benefitsThis Practice Note focuses on the meanings of 'flexible benefit', 'safeguarded benefit' and...

19th May

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Bridging pensions

Bridging pensionsThis Practice Note contains references to case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union. Broadly, EU judgments handed down...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 19th May

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Normal minimum pension age and protected pension age

Normal minimum pension age and protected pension ageCORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE: For the period from 1 March 2020 to 1 November 2020, HMRC granted...

19th May

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Corporate trustees—articles of association of a pension trustee company

Corporate trustees—articles of association of a pension trustee companyTHIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO TRUST-BASED OCCUPATIONAL PENSION...

Produced in partnership with Mark Ridler of Hill Dickinson 19th May

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Investment management agreements—trustee considerations

Investment management agreements—trustee considerationsThe management of assets belonging to another person on a discretionary basis is a 'regulated...

Produced in partnership with Martin Scott of gunnercooke LLP 19th May

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The Pension Protection Fund—compensation

The Pension Protection Fund—compensationCORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE: As a result of coronavirus, the PPF decided to make certain changes to its...

19th May

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TUPE and Beckmann—the pensions exception

TUPE and Beckmann—the pensions exceptionBeckmann liabilities are liabilities in respect of occupational pension benefits other than benefits relating...

19th May

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How to deal with Beckmann liabilities on a business sale

How to deal with Beckmann liabilities on a business saleTHIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES IN RELATION TO OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESThis Practice Note...

Produced in partnership with Ginevra Gatrell of gunnercooke LLP 19th May

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Pensions Ombudsman determination tracker

Pensions Ombudsman determination trackerThe entries in this tracker are organised by topic, alphabetically. These topics are listed in the Table of...

19th May

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Anti-franking

Anti-frankingThe conceptIt used to be the case that contracted-out salary-related (COSR) schemes could revalue a deferred member's guaranteed minimum...

Produced in partnership with Peter White 19th May

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The Test-Achats case—the pension implications

The Test-Achats case—the pension implicationsThis Practice Note considers the implications of the case Association belge des Consommateurs Test-Achats...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 31st Jul

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How do the bridging pensions exceptions in Equality Act 2010 (Sex Equality Rule) (Exceptions) Regulations 2010, SI 2010/2132, reg 2 apply to the Barber case?

How do the bridging pensions exceptions in Equality Act 2010 (Sex Equality Rule) (Exceptions) Regulations 2010, SI 2010/2132, reg 2 apply to the...

31st Jul

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Age discrimination for pension lawyers

Age discrimination for pension lawyersAge discrimination—the statutory frameworkStatutory provisions prohibiting age discrimination were first...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 31st Jul

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Equalisation of guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs)

Equalisation of guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs)STOP PRESS: On 17 June 2021, the High Court handed down its judgment in Punter Southall Governance...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 31st Jul

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Disability discrimination and pensions

Disability discrimination and pensionsThis Practice Note considers disability discrimination within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) in...

Produced in partnership with Keith Bryant QC of Outer Temple Chambers 31st Jul

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Fixed-term workers—discrimination issues relating to pensions

Fixed-term workers—discrimination issues relating to pensionsThis Practice Note contains references to case law of the Court of Justice of the...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 31st Jul

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Can an employer stop providing life assurance benefits to employees at an age higher than 65 under age discrimination legislation?

Can an employer stop providing life assurance benefits to employees at an age higher than 65 under age discrimination legislation?Paragraph 14(2) of...

31st Jul

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Equalisation problems in practice—the key cases for pension lawyers

Equalisation problems in practice—the key cases for pension lawyersOn 17 May 1990 the European Court of Justice decided, in Barber v Guardian Royal...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 31st Jul

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Sex discrimination for pension lawyers

Sex discrimination for pension lawyersThe current position and how we got hereAs in other areas of discrimination law which apply to pension schemes,...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 31st Jul

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Pensions and discrimination—beginners’ guide

Pensions and discrimination—beginners’ guideThis guide is primarily aimed at trainees, newly qualified lawyers and other persons who are new to or...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 31st Jul

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Transgender issues and pension entitlement

Transgender issues and pension entitlementThe language used in this Practice Note reflects the language of the relevant statutory material and...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 31st Jul

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Pension rights of spouses and civil partners on member’s death

Pension rights of spouses and civil partners on member’s deathFORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENT: On 20 July 2020, a written ministerial statement was made...

31st Jul

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Part-time workers—discrimination issues relating to pensions

Part-time workers—discrimination issues relating to pensionsThis Practice Note contains references to case law of the Court of Justice of the European...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 31st Jul

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Part-time workers, fixed-term workers and discrimination—the key cases for pension lawyers

Part-time workers, fixed-term workers and discrimination—the key cases for pension lawyersMany of the leading cases in the area of discrimination and...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 31st Jul

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Equalisation and Barber—the pension implications

Equalisation and Barber—the pension implicationsThis Practice Note contains references to case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union....

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 31st Jul

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Age discrimination—the pension exceptions and when they apply

Age discrimination—the pension exceptions and when they applyExceptions for age discrimination under the Equality Act 2010The general...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 31st Jul

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Objective justification for pension lawyers

Objective justification for pension lawyersWhat is objective justification?Under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010), there is prima facie indirect...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 31st Jul

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Sex discrimination—the key cases for pension lawyers

Sex discrimination—the key cases for pension lawyersThis Practice Note considers the key cases in the area of sex discrimination in the context of...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 31st Jul

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Objective justification—the key cases for pension lawyers

Objective justification—the key cases for pension lawyersObjective justification is a phrase most often encountered as shorthand for the process of...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 31st Jul

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The draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) Regulations 2021—key aspects

Consultation response on increasing the NMPA—key aspects and implications for pension schemes

Pensions weekly highlights—29 July 2021

Court of Appeal upholds ruling that PPF compensation cap amounts to unlawful age discrimination (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Board of the PPF v Hughes)

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The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) and NEST Corporation—the legal basis and structure

Pension commencement lump sums (PCLSs)

The Financial Assistance Scheme—what are the available benefits?

Retirement schemes for executives—UURBS, FURBS and EFRBS

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