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Wilberforce Pensions Lectures 2015

The Edward Nugee Memorial Lectures Date: June 2015 Location: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1PL CPD: Each lecture is worth 1.0 CPD Wilberforce Chambers invites you to a series of lectures by senior practitioners on technical topics of particular interest... Read more

Tuesday 14 April 2015

News

Symrise v Baker & MacKenzie

Baker & McKenzie has succeeded in its £11.7m professional negligence dispute brought by German food flavourings maker Symrise and its Mexican subsidiary after a judgment passed down at the High Court (31 March). Baker & McKenzie is represented by Triton... Read more

Tuesday 31 March 2015

News

NEW: Legal Digest (Issue 1)

Our first issue will explore two key cases, highlighting areas of interest and importance, provide a summary of other notable decisions and flag up cases to be aware of going forward. Our aim is to provide easy access to a... Read more

Monday 30 March 2015

News

Property Litigation Conference 2015

Property Litigation: The Bigger Picture Date: Thursday 4 June 2015 Location: 30 Euston Square , Melton Street, London, NW1 2FB CPD: 3.5 We all know that to be an expert in property litigation, it isn’t enough to be an expert... Read more

Wednesday 25 March 2015

Publications

Trustee Decision Making: The Rule in Re Hastings-Bass

March 2015

News

Trustee Decision Making: The Rule in Re Hastings-Bass

Michael Ashdown’s forthcoming book “Trustee Decision Making: The Rule in Re Hastings-Bass” analyses and explains the ways in which the courts control the exercise of trustees’ powers and discretions, in the light of the momentous decision of the Supreme Court... Read more

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Articles

Re Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund – some things to think about

Wednesday 18 March 2015

News

Re Merchant Navy Pension Fund – some things to think about

Edward Sawyer, examines the decision in Re Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund and says the decision will be of particular interest to trustees and employers as well as lawyers advising on schemes which have closed to accrual but where final... Read more

Wednesday 18 March 2015

News

Nikki Singla Speaking at Trust & Estates Litigation Forum 2015

Nikki Singla will be speaking at The Trust & Estates Litigation Forum 2015 on Grants of Representation. Together with a panel Nikki will be discussing the latest developments in this area.    

Thursday 12 March 2015

Recent Cases

IBM United Kingdom Holdings Ltd & Anr v Dalgleish & Ors

Chancery Division

Monday 9 March 2015

News

The IBM litigation

The IBM litigation concerns the most current of pension problems, namely when and how an employer like IBM can close its pension schemes to future accrual in the face of opposition from members. As pension schemes become ever more costly... Read more

Friday 27 February 2015

Recent Cases

Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund Trustees Limited v (1) Stena Line Limited (2) P&O Ferries Limited (3) Sealion Shipping Limited (4) International Marine Transportation Limited (5) Terence Brown

Chancery Division

Friday 27 February 2015