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Pension insurers falling behind on climate stewardship

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House of fraser gets court ok for bulk pension buyout

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Redress scheme budget rises to £95m amid complex claims

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The Pensions Advice Allowance

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How to deal with a section 75 debt—an introduction

How to deal with a section 75 debt—an introductionTHIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES IN RELATION TO DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESThis Practice...

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Block transfers and pension schemes

Block transfers and pension schemesAs a general rule, members of registered pension schemes can only start receiving their pension benefits from such...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 16th Nov

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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 16th Nov

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How to deal with Beckmann liabilities on a business sale

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Produced in partnership with Ginevra Gatrell of gunnercooke LLP 16th Nov

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Pension scheme annual reports and accounts

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Produced in partnership with Stephen Leah of Barnett Waddingham LLP 16th Nov

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Types of overseas pension schemes

Types of overseas pension schemesThere are different categories of overseas pension schemes, with various layers of requirements. These...

Produced in partnership with Stephenson Harwood and Fraser Sparks of PwC 16th Nov

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Case tracker—forthcoming cases—pensions

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The Judicial Pension Scheme 1993 (JUPRA)

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Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 16th Nov

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Investment-regulated pension schemes (IRPS)

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Produced in partnership with Alistair Hill of CMS 16th Nov

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How to deal with a section 75 debt on a corporate transaction

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Pension scheme record-keeping requirements

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Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 16th Nov

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Surrender and forfeiture of pension benefits

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Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 16th Nov

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Pensions and divorce in Scotland

Pensions and divorce in ScotlandThis Practice Note provides a high-level summary of pension sharing orders on divorce in Scotland as they relate to...

Produced in partnership with Claire Miller of Pinsent Masons 16th Nov

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The Pre-2015 Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme

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Produced in partnership with Michael Hayles of Burges Salmon LLP 16th Nov

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UK pensions tax treatment of internationally mobile employees and members

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The Test-Achats case—the pension implications

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Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Ovey of Radcliffe Chambers 16th Nov