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

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

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

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)

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)

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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How is the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) different from a typical occupational pension scheme?

How is the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) different from a typical occupational pension scheme?

How is the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) different from a typical occupational pension scheme?In this Practice Note, references to the...

The Financial Assistance Scheme—what are the available benefits?

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 EFRBS

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

The Post-2015 National Health Service Pension Scheme

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...

Practice notes

Pension bulk transfers—beginners’ guide

Pension bulk transfers—beginners’ guideThis guide is primarily aimed at trainees, newly qualified lawyers and other persons who are new to or...
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Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 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...
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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...
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Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 19th May
Practice notes

Enhanced protection

Enhanced protectionTHIS PRACTICE NOTE RELATES TO REGISTERED PENSION SCHEMESThe lifetime allowanceWhile there is no limit on the total amount of...
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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...
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19th May
Practice notes

Flexible benefits vs safeguarded benefits

Flexible benefits vs safeguarded benefitsThis Practice Note focuses on the meanings of 'flexible benefit', 'safeguarded benefit' and...
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19th May
Practice notes

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...
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Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 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...
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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...
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Produced in partnership with Martin Scott of gunnercooke LLP 19th May
Practice notes

The pre A-day pensions tax regime

The pre A-day pensions tax regimeThe pensions tax regime under the Finance Act 2004 came into effect on 6 April 2006, otherwise known as A-day. The...
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Produced in partnership with Mark Smith, Georgina Wardrop and Angela Sharma of Taylor Wessing LLP 19th May
Practice notes

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...
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19th May
Practice notes

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...
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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...
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Produced in partnership with Ginevra Gatrell of gunnercooke LLP 19th May
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Serious ill-health lump sum payments

Serious ill-health lump sum paymentsWhen is a serious ill-health lump sum payable?Under the Finance Act 2004 (FA 2004), Sch 29, para 4, a scheme...
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19th May
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Auto-enrolment—certification of DC schemes

Auto-enrolment—certification of DC schemesCORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE: On 9 April 2020 the Pensions Regulator (TPR) published ‘Automatic enrolment...
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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...
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Produced in partnership with Peter White 19th May

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The Electricity Supply Pension Scheme

The Electricity Supply Pension SchemeThe Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (‘ESPS’) is a trust-based scheme established by the Electricity Council by...
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Produced in partnership with Gary Delderfield of Eversheds Sutherland 31st Jul
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The Universities Superannuation Scheme

The Universities Superannuation SchemeThe Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) is a private sector occupational pension scheme for higher...
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Produced in partnership with Alexandra Ventham of Shoosmiths and Paul Carney of Shoosmiths 31st Jul
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The Electricity Supply Pension Scheme—Protected Persons

The Electricity Supply Pension Scheme—Protected PersonsStatutory FrameworkThe obligations relating to the treatment of 'Protected Persons' are set out...
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Produced in partnership with Gary Delderfield of Eversheds Sutherland 31st Jul

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179. List of offences triable either way.

179. List of offences triable either way.

Without prejudice to any other enactment by virtue of which any offence is triable either way1, the following offences are triable either way2: (1)     offences at common law of public nuisance3; (2)     an offence at common law of outraging public decency4; (3)     administering an oath etc

Hearsay evidence in civil litigation

Hearsay evidence in civil litigation

Hearsay evidence in civil litigationThis Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your matter is proceeding, you may also need to be mindful of additional provisions—see further below.This Practice

Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocol

Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocol

Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocolWhen considering whether and how to bring a claim for judicial review, the first step is to consider whether judicial review is be an appropriate means of addressing the issues raised by the case at hand. For further guidance, see Practice Note:

False imprisonment

False imprisonment

False imprisonmentLiabilityFalse imprisonment consists of the complete deprivation of liberty without a lawful basis. Claims will in practice be made against a public body that exercises detention powers, usually a local police force, the Secretary of State for the Home Department or the Secretary