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Court of Appeal upholds High Court’s Virgin Media decision on failure to obtain a s37 confirmation

Introduction On 25 July 2024, in the case Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees II Limited (and others), the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court’s 2023 decision on the correct interpretation of historic legislation governing the...

7 Days – 22 July 2024

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday afternoons. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days Pension Schemes Bill announced in the...

PSIG consultation: evolution or extinction?

Background On 1 May 2024, the Pensions Scams Industry Group (“PSIG”) issued a consultation to determine the future of the organisation. In this response General comments Responses to specific consultation questions General comments...

Hot Topic: Pensions tax – transitional tax-free amount certificates – July 2024

6 April 2024 (“LTA-Day”) marked the end of the LTA and the debut of two new tax-free lump sum allowances: the “lump sum allowance” (“LSA”) and the “lump sum and death benefit allowance”...

7 Days – 15 July 2024

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday afternoons. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days Changes to the DC scheme return for 2024...

7 Days – 8 July 2024

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday afternoons. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days Liz Kendall appointed as new Secretary...

7 Days – 1 July 2024

7 Days is a weekly round up of developments in pensions, normally published on Monday afternoons. We collate this information from key industry sources, such as the DWP, HMRC and TPR. In this 7 Days TPO updates wording to signpost members...