SPP Conference: Legal update – key cases and decisions

SPP Conference: Legal update – key cases and decisions

Speakers:

• Hayley Goldstone, Partner, Head of Pensions Litigation, Pinsent Masons LLP
• Suzanne Padmore, Partner, Burges Salmon LLP
• Jade Rigby, Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells International LLP
• Steve Hitchiner, SPP Past President and Partner, Barnett Waddingham (Chair)

This session will explore the impact on pension schemes of important recent legal cases. We will focus on the following themes and related decisions:

1. Amendment powers – including the BBC appeal, Avon Cosmetics and Newell Trustees vs Rubbermaid
2. ESG – exploring the implications of the McGaughey and ClientEarth cases in a pension scheme context
3. Overpayments – with reference to the TPO decision on Mr E in the Bic UK Pension Scheme
4. Virgin Media vs. NTL Pension Trustees appeal – considering the context, consequences, and potential implications of the judgment