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    European court ruling in Allied Steel & Wire case
    2007-01-31

    In a judgment given on 25 January, the European Court of Justice has ruled in case C278-05 - Robins and Others v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2007) that the UK Government failed adequately to implement a European Insolvency Directive dating back to the 1980’s, which was designed to safeguard pension scheme members’ benefits in the event that their employers became insolvent. However, the ECJ also went on to rule that the United Kingdom Government need not necessarily fund the lost pension rights in full or in part.

    Filed under:
    European Union, United Kingdom, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Squire Patton Boggs, DWP, Court of Justice of the European Union, High Court of Justice, High Court (Ireland)
    Location:
    European Union, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Squire Patton Boggs
    Joint winding up approach published
    2008-04-09

    Two documents on winding up procedures have recently been released for consultation. The first is a joint statement by the Pensions Regulator, the Pension Protection Fund and the DWP in respect of the Financial Assistance Scheme on the regulation of schemes in wind up and in a PPF assessment period. The second is a set of good practice guidelines from the Pensions Regulator on avoiding delays in the winding up of schemes.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Squire Patton Boggs, Public consultations, Liquidation, Pension Protection Fund, The Pensions Regulator, DWP
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Squire Patton Boggs
    Pensions through a crystal ball
    2018-10-31

    The benefit of hindsight is a wonderful thing. The benefits of a fully functional crystal ball to see the future would be much better. All pensions lawyers (and scheme actuaries) would add it to their gift list!

    I will attempt to take a look at the pensions related announcements in Monday’s budget from a future (perhaps optimistic) vantage point.

    So here we are, nearing the end of 2023…

    1. Dashboards

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Corporate Finance/M&A, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Squire Patton Boggs, NHS, Financial Conduct Authority (UK), HM Revenue and Customs (UK), DWP, Chancellor of the Exchequer
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Squire Patton Boggs
    TPR set to get new powers
    2018-07-30

    The DWP is consulting on new powers for The Pensions Regulator (TPR). The consultation covers:

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Squire Patton Boggs, The Pensions Regulator, DWP
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Squire Patton Boggs
    DWP consults on amendments to the employer-debt regulations
    2009-09-21

    DWP consults on amendments to the employer-debt regulations

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Debt, Liability (financial accounting), Easement, Linguistic prescription, Constitutional amendment, Pension Protection Fund, Pensions Act 1995 (UK), The Pensions Regulator, DWP, Trustee
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
    Pensions Round-Up October 2016
    2016-11-28

    Welcome to the latest edition of DLA Piper’s monthly newsletter – Pensions Round-Up – in which we provide an overview of developments in pension legislation, case law and regulatory guidance. In this edition we look at key developments from October 2016 including the following. ■ The Pensions Regulator: the publication of reports which look at cases concerning the power to declare scheme amendments void, failures to complete the scheme return, and the potential use of the Regulator’s anti-avoidance powers.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Litigation, Tax, DLA Piper, The Pensions Regulator, DWP
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    DLA Piper
    Pension Protection Fund changes following Olympic Airlines case
    2014-07-18

    The regulatory amendments drawn up by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions following the outcome in Trustees of Olympic Airlines SA Pension &Life Assurance Scheme v Olympic Airlines SA have been drafted narrowly and may end up protecting no one other than the beneficiaries of the Olympic Airlines pension scheme.

    The issue

    Filed under:
    European Union, Greece, United Kingdom, Aviation, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Mayer Brown, Pension Protection Fund, Pensions Act 2004 (UK), DWP
    Authors:
    Beth Brown
    Location:
    European Union, Greece, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Mayer Brown
    Pension protection fund changes following Olympic Airlines case
    2014-07-18

    The regulatory amendments drawn up by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions following the outcome in Trustees of Olympic Airlines SA Pension & Life Assurance Scheme v Olympic Airlines SA have been drafted narrowly and may end up  protecting no one other than the beneficiaries of the Olympic Airlines pension scheme. 

    The issue

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Mayer Brown, Pension Protection Fund, DWP
    Authors:
    Beth Brown , Ronan McNabb
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Mayer Brown
    The DWP proposes further changes to the “employer debt” legislation
    2009-11-16

    Following an informal consultation in late 2008, the DWP is now consulting formally about changes to the Employer Debt Regulations made under s75 Pensions Act 1995. The consultation document can be found at www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/2009.

    The main proposed changes are intended to facilitate corporate restructurings, but other changes are designed to address some technical problems with the Regulations.

    Corporate restructurings

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Mayer Brown, Share (finance), Public consultations, Debt, Liability (financial accounting), Liquidation, Easement, Defined benefit pension plan, Pensions Act 1995 (UK), DWP
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Mayer Brown
    Pensions Update - October 2016
    2016-10-31

    31/10/2016 Pensions Update ­ October 2016 http://bakerxchange.com/rv/ff002b980788f142ab3974e23146b6f2e393d02b 1/4 Pensions Update October 2016 In this issue Court of Appeal clarifies treatment of pensions on bankruptcy PPF publishes consultation on 2017/2018 levy DWP consults on valuing pensions for the advice requirement Regulator declares rule change void Next steps in leaving the European Union Committee publishes new evidence on regulation of pension schemes Regulator launches blog Government cancels plans t

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Baker McKenzie, Bankruptcy, Fiduciary, Statute of limitations, DWP, Court of Appeal of England & Wales, High Court of Justice
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Baker McKenzie

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