Pensions disputes

 

Examples of our recent work include:

 

Claim against an insurer

A claim against an insurer in relation to its obligations to the trustee policy holders under policy documentation including disputed guaranteed annuity rate provisions.

 
 

Hogg Robinson plc

Acting for Hogg Robinson plc in relation to an application to the High Court for rectification of a deed of amendment relating to the Hogg Robinson (1987) Pension Scheme and in relation to an associated claim for professional negligence against the scheme's former administrators and scheme actuary.

 
 

International Management Group

Acting for International Management Group (UK) Ltd, part of IMG the international sports, entertainment and media group based in Cleveland, USA, in relation to an application to the High Court for directions on the proper administration of the IMG Pension Plan following the conversion of the pension scheme from defined benefit to defined contribution and related claims against former advisers.

 
 

Allied Domecq

Acting for Allied Domecq (Holdings) Limited, part of the Pernod Ricard group, in Allied Domecq (Holdings) Limited v Allied Domecq First Pension Trustees Limited, in which the Court of Appeal created a precedent as to how the new funding regime under the Pensions Act 2004 should apply where contribution rates are dependent upon actuarial input.

 
 

Rectification of scheme rules

An application for rectification of scheme rules in respect of a failure effectively to amend scheme provisions on the rate of revaluation of pensions in deferment, using the expedited alternative procedure for claims under Part 8 of the High Court Civil Procedure Rules.

 
 

Trustees of the Mowlem Pension Scheme

Acting for the trustees of the Mowlem Pension Scheme in successfully defending the trustees’ decisions on early retirement in response to a number of high-value complaints to the Pensions Ombudsman.

 
 

Allied Domecq (Holdings) Limited

Acting for Allied Domecq (Holdings) Limited, part of the Pernod Ricard group, in Allied Domecq (Holdings) Limited v Allied Domecq First Pension Trustees Limited, in which the Court of Appeal created a precedent as to how the new funding regime under the Pensions Act 2004 should apply where contribution rates are dependent upon actuarial input.

 
 

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