Interaction with the additional State pensionBefore 6 April 2016, there were two levels of State pension provision:•the basic State pension—this was a...
The Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (‘ESPS’) is a trust-based scheme established by the Electricity Council by a resolution dated 20 January 1983 as...
This guide is primarily aimed at trainees, newly qualified lawyers and other persons who are new to or unfamiliar with pensions law.THIS PRACTICE NOTE...
When trustees are engaged in trust litigation, issues often arise as to how their litigation costs are to be funded. A Beddoe application is the best...
THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES IN RELATION TO OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESThis Practice Note applies to business sales which are subject to the Transfer...
THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES IN RELATION TO DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESThis Practice Note looks at the alternative methods available to...
The conceptIt used to be the case that contracted-out salary-related (COSR) schemes could revalue a deferred member's guaranteed minimum pension (GMP)...
THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES IN RELATION TO DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESThis Practice Note explains how a section 75 debt can be dealt...
THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES IN RELATION TO DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESA scheme's statutory employer is an employer legally responsible...
THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES IN RELATION TO DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESSections 75 and 75A of the Pensions Act 1995 (PA 1995) impose an...
THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO MULTI-EMPLOYER DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESThis Practice Note looks at relevant transfer deductions, in...
THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESThe importance of identifying a scheme’s statutory employer(s)A key aspect...
THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES IN RELATION TO DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESThis Practice Note looks at the alternative methods available to...
THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO OCCUPATIONAL DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION SCHEMES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYER DEBT REQUIREMENTSCorporate restructurings...
THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO OCCUPATIONAL DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION SCHEMES IN ENGLAND AND WALES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYER DEBT REQUIREMENTSThe...
FORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENT On 11 February 2019, the DWP published its response to the consultation ‘Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes—A Stronger...
THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO OCCUPATIONAL DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION SCHEMES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO EMPLOYER DEBT REQUIREMENTSSince 27 January 2012, it has...