UK Pensions Law

Richard Goldstein talks about the pensions-related announcements in this month’s Summer Budget and, in particular, the plan to reduce tax relief on pension contributions for high earners

Richard Goldstein talks about the issue of trustee liability, and the various different ways in which trustees can protect themselves from personal liability for their acts and omissions in carrying out their role as trustees.

Richard Goldstein talks about the problem of overpayments, including the trustee duty to recover overpayments, correcting overpayments, possible defences that may be raised to a recovery attempt, the approach that the Courts generally take to recovery of overpayments, and what happens where an overpayment is not recovered.

Richard Goldstein talks about recent developments in relation to pensions liberation, including some Pensions Ombudsman determinations in complaints involving pensions liberation and the publication of a code of good practice for combating pension scams.

Richard Goldstein talks about the recent High Court judgment in Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund Trustees Limited v Stena Line Limited and others [2015] EWHC 448 (Ch) and its implications for UK pension schemes.

Richard talks about the new statutory minimum governance standards and charging restrictions that will be imposed on DC pension schemes from April 2015. There is a particular focus on the issue arising from the new charges cap where funds have been mapped across to new funds in the past.

Richard Goldstein talks about the abolition of DB contracting-out which will take place in 2016 and its implications for employers and schemes.

Richard Goldstein talks about the Taxation of Pensions Act, which implements the tax-related aspects of the DC reforms announced in the 2014 Budget, and the Bill’s progress through Parliament.

In this special episode, Nick interviews Richard Goldstein, who is a partner in our London pensions team. Richard talks about the recent Court of Appeal decision in Griffin v Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust and, more generally, about the approach to be taken by Employment Tribunals when calculating damages for pension loss.

Katherine Dixon talks about some of the issues that can arise in relation to scheme amendments, including some recent case law.