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The following pension clauses set out the pensions information to be included in an employment contract, depending on the type of...

Anti-franking

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

Month definition

Month means a calendar month; Close This is a suggested definition for the term 'month', which...

Deed of substitution

Date: [insert date](1)[Name of Former Principal Employer](2)[Names of Trustees](3)[Name of the New Principal Employer]Deed of Substitution of...

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Calculating pension loss in employment tribunal claims

Pension loss will generally only arise in cases where an individual has lost their job and the pension provision that went with that job. An...

Produced in partnership with Keith Bryant QC of Outer Temple Chambers. 12th Jan

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Personal pension schemes—disclosure requirements before 6 April 2014 [Archived]

THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO PERSONAL PENSION SCHEMES This Practice Note looks at the disclosure requirements that were applicable to trustees (or...

9th Nov

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How to deal with a section 75 debt—an introduction

THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES IN RELATION TO DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESThis Practice Note looks at the alternative methods available to...

9th Nov

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Execution clause—company—deed

Option 1—deed executed by a company under its common seal (model articles, where the authorised signatory is an...

9th Nov

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How to deal with Beckmann liabilities on a business sale

THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES IN RELATION TO OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESThis Practice Note applies to business sales which are subject to the Transfer...

Produced in partnership with Ginevra Gatrell of gunnercooke LLP 12th Jan

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Beddoe applications

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...

Produced in partnership with Kate Davenport QC of Outer Temple Chambers and Adele Isaacs of Bankside Chambers 12th Jan

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Bridging pensions

Bridging pensions—backgroundBridging pensions are a form of pension provided by some (but not all) defined benefit occupational pension schemes in...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 12th Jan

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Introduction to retained EU law

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation...

9th Nov

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Pension bulk transfers—beginners’ guide

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...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 12th Jan

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The Electricity Supply Pension Scheme

The Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (‘ESPS’) is a trust-based scheme established by the Electricity Council by a resolution dated 20 January 1983 as...

Produced in partnership with Gary Delderfield of Eversheds Sutherland 12th Jan

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Pension attachment orders

The power to make pension attachment orders (previously referred to as earmarking orders) arises from the insertion of sections 25B–25D of the...

Produced in partnership with Rebecca Dziobon of Penningtons Manches Cooper 12th Jan

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

Interaction with the additional State pensionBefore 6 April 2016, there were two levels of State pension provision:•the basic State pension—this was a...

9th Nov

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The pre A-day pensions tax regime

The pensions tax regime under the Finance Act 2004 came into effect on 6 April 2006, otherwise known as A-day. The pre A-day regime may still be of...

Produced in partnership with Mark Smith, Georgina Wardrop and Angela Sharma of Taylor Wessing LLP 12th Jan

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

ARCHIVED. This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.As well as the option to postpone auto-enrolment, employers which operate defined...

9th Nov

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Retirement schemes for executives—UURBS, FURBS and EFRBS

Just as executives tend to enjoy better salary packages than the ordinary workforce, so is it often the case that they receive better pension...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 12th Jan

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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 12th Jan

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Buying out Section 9(2B) rights and GMPs from 6 April 2016

This Practice Note focuses on the considerations applicable on and from 6 April 2016 (the date on which contracting-out on a salary-related basis—also...

12th Apr

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Statutory restrictions on amendments—the section 67 regime

THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES IN RELATION TO OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESThe regime under sections 67–67I of the Pensions Act 1995 (PA 1995) (sometime...

9th Apr

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De-risking—pension buy-outs and buy-ins

THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES ONLY TO DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESThe increase in the number of underfunded defined benefit occupational...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 9th Apr

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The implied duty of trust and confidence for pension lawyers

Demonstrating an employer has breached its duty of good faith is no easy matter.The implied duty of good faith (known as the implied duty of trust and...

Produced in partnership with Clive Weber of Wedlake Bell 9th Apr

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Closing a pension scheme to future accrual—employer considerations

THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESMany employers operating defined benefit (DB) occupational pension schemes...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 9th Apr

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When can pensions be reduced?

THIS PRACTICE NOTE LOOKS AT PENSIONS REDUCTION IN THE CONTEXT OF ONGOING REGISTERED DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION SCHEMESThe reduction of a person’s pension...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 9th Apr

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Amendment of occupational pension schemes—employer and trustee considerations

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE: On 9 April 2020, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) granted a regulatory easement for employers until 30 September 2020...

9th Apr

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Longevity swaps

FORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENT: On 25 November 2020 the government and the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) published their response to their consultation on...

Produced in partnership with India Trusselle and Stephen Walsh of Mayer Brown and Stephen Woods of Pinsent Masons 9th Apr

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Closing a pension scheme to future accrual—trustee considerations

THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESIn the current economic climate, an increasing number of companies are...

9th Apr

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Interpretation of restrictions on pension scheme amendment powers

THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESAn amendment to an occupational pension scheme made using the amendment power written into...

Produced in partnership with Chris Ransom of CMS and Kate Richards of CMS 9th Apr

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Pension consultation requirements

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE: On 9 April 2020 the Pensions Regulator (TPR) published guidance which provides a regulatory easement for employers...

9th Apr

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Amending the amendment power in a pension scheme and making retrospective amendments

THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESThis Practice Note contains references to case law of the Court of Justice of the European...

Produced in partnership with Chris Ransom of CMS and Kate Richards of CMS 9th Apr

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Changing employees’ pension arrangements by contractual variation

Employees’ pensions rights under an occupational pension scheme can be categorised as:•pension rights arising under the trusts of the relevant pension...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 9th Apr

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Restructuring defined benefit schemes

An employer may propose the restructuring of a defined benefit pension scheme for a variety of reasons. These include:•the need to ensure that the...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 9th Apr

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Changing from final salary to career average accrual rates

Reducing the financial burden of defined benefit schemes on employersRecent years have seen many employers seeking to escape or limit their exposure...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 9th Apr

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Running a closed defined benefit scheme

This Practice Note sets out some practical considerations for both trustees (and sponsoring employers) in operating a defined benefit (DB) pension...

Produced in partnership with Tyron Potts of Barnett Waddingham LLP 18th Mar

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Defined benefit (DB) consolidation—what are DB superfunds?

The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide an overview of defined benefit (DB) consolidation, including information on consolidation models, the...

Produced in partnership with Camilla Barry of Macfarlanes 5th Mar

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Pension scheme incentive exercises

While pension scheme incentive exercises allow employers to manage and minimise liabilities under defined benefit (DB) schemes, such exercises present...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 25th Feb

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Pension scheme mergers—considerations for employers and trustees

THIS PRACTICE NOTE ONLY APPLIES TO DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMESFor employers who operate more than one defined benefit occupational...

Produced in partnership with Wyn Derbyshire of gunnercooke LLP 25th Feb

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Preserving a final salary link—what does it mean?

Employers with final salary pension schemes (a type of defined benefit scheme) have been looking for ways to reduce their exposure to financial...

Produced in partnership with Barry Gibb of Hill Dickinson LLP 25th Feb

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