When a drafting error is discovered in pension schemes rules it can be an expensive and lengthy process to correct it.

A frequent question for pension lawyers is the extent to which trustees are required to give reasons for their decisions.

The Pensions Regulator's Financial Support Direction case against various companies in the Lehman Brothers group has settled.

Although HMRC’s new processes should be of help to scheme administrators, a recent High Court case highlights why the definition of "occupational pension scheme" in section 1 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (PSA) remains a stumbling block for scheme administrators.

The PPF levy determination for 2014/2015 has been published. It remains broadly unchanged from last year.

HMRC and HM Treasury have issued a consultation on individual protection from the lifetime allowance charge.

It is aimed mainly at trustees and employers of DB schemes undertaking valuations with effective dates between September 2012 and September 2013.

The background to the case is that, in March 2014, the Office for National Statistics announced that RPI no longer met the standard to be designated as a "national statistic". RPI has however continued to be published.

The appetite of institutional investors for the housing sector is finally growing, attracted by innovative new models and assurance in steady inflation-linked returns.

In L R Avionics Technologies Ltd v The Federal Republic of Nigeria & Anor [2016] EWHC 1761 (Comm), a recent judgment in the High Court in London, Mr Justice Males considered the application of sections...

The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office has imposed a fine of £100,000 on Stockport Primary Care Trust for a serious breach of the Data Protection Act 1998.

It is usually the applicant developer who is most interested in defending a judicial review challenge, so that the permission does not get quashed.

In his Budget the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a number of changes which will affect SEIS, EIS and VCT schemes.

A US judge presiding over a copyright infringement case against Google has issued a decisive judgment which will have worldwide implications for users of the video-sharing internet site YouTube.

Earlier this month, the EAT delivered its written judgment in the Woolworths collective redundancies case.

Litigation funding is increasingly an option which parties to English litigation explore, even if they choose not to pursue it or are unable to secure commercially acceptable funding terms.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has made a key ruling which provides that applicants under the Public Access Regulation (1049/2001) are entitled to see copies of the legal advice given to the EU Council regarding proposed Directives.

Once drafted, the new agreement will then be put to the Article 29 Working Party who will advise the European Commission on whether or not it should be adopted.

In "Willey v HMRC" a scheme administrator made an unsuccessful challenge against a scheme sanction charge relating to an unauthorised employer payment.