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TPO did not uphold a complaint by Mr H that no discretionary bonuses had been awarded to his section of the scheme since 2015. Under the terms of his section, any bonuses declared by the Trustee were applied to pay increases to pensions....
The High Court has approved a decision by the trustees of the BST Group Pension Scheme (the “Scheme”) to distribute death benefits in respect of a member to his partner, after objections were raised by the deceased member’s son. In...
TPO has upheld a complaint against the James Hay Partnership (“James Hay”), after holding that an avoidable transfer delay, constituting maladministration, led to the member suffering substantial financial loss. Facts In March 2016, Mr...
Under the GDPR, data may only be transferred to a “third country” (ie outside the EEA) where, broadly, there is a European Commission adequacy decision there are appropriate safeguards in place, such as standard contractual clauses...
The High Court has granted rectification in respect of the Univar Company Pension Scheme (1978) (“the Scheme”), where an update to the rules of the Scheme had (unintentionally, it was argued) hard-coded RPI. Facts Univar UK Limited...
The Supreme Court has held that Morrisons was not vicariously liable for the acts of one of its employees who, pursuing a personal vendetta, illicitly copied employee data given to him in his role as an auditor and published it online....
TPO has rejected an appeal against an adjudicator’s decision, finding that a provider’s enhanced due diligence checks to verify an overseas member’s identity were not excessive or onerous. Background Money laundering offences were...
