The decision in Mezhprom v Pugachev, which was handed down on 11 October 2017, has potentially wide-ranging ramifications for trustees and the private client industry more generally.
Although the judgment is a first instance decision and may be appealed, the approach taken by the judge in this case to the analysis of powers conferred on protectors is an important development.
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Private Client & Offshore Services, Tax, Macfarlanes LLP, Insolvency Act 1986 (UK)
This is an extract from Financier Worldwide's August online publication entitled "Pension challenges in bankruptcy and restructuring processes."
REFLECTING ON THE LAST FEW YEARS, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE OVERALL PENSION CHALLENGES ARISING FOR COMPANIES FACING BANKRUPTCY / INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING PROCESS? WHAT MAJOR TRENDS HAVE DEFINED THIS SPACE?
United Kingdom, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Macfarlanes LLP, Defined benefit pension plan, The Pensions Regulator (UK), Pension Protection Fund