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Steria Limited v Hutchison (Court of Appeal) – 24 November 2006

This was an appeal to the Court of Appeal which involved a case where a pension scheme booklet contained different (and incorrect) information about a member’s normal retirement date from the provisions of the scheme’s rules....

Barber v Guardian Royal Exchange (European Court of Justice) – 17 May 1990

Prior to the Barber judgment, it was permissible and normal practice for UK occupational pension schemes to have unequal retirement ages between male and female members, usually at 65 for men and 60 for women.  This reflected state...

Cowan v Scargill (High Court) – 13 April 1984

This case is an important pensions case. It concerned a dispute over the investment of the assets of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme (the Scheme). As well as guidelines on the duties of trustees when investing assets, the case is useful...