Pensions Stop Press - Walker v Innospec - Court of Appeal rules same sex survivors’ pensions may be restricted to post-2005 service

The Court of Appeal (CA) has ruled unanimously that the calculation of pensions for surviving civil partners may be restricted to the period of the member's service on and after 5 December 2005, the date the Civil Partnership Act became law. The decision will not be referred to the European Court of Justice, as the CA was sufficiently confident of its interpretation of the law to consider the case settled at a national level. Neither will there be an appeal to the Supreme Court. Read more