Welcome to our December 2019 edition of Pensions Compass. As we approach a very special event (I’m referring to Christmas rather than the general election or Brexit), we take a… Read more →
Patrick McLarry, 71, the former head of a disabled charity pension scheme, pleaded guilty to fraud at Salisbury Crown Court on 11 November. Between March 2012 to February 2013, McLarry… Read more →
Where the parties to a transaction or other arrangement are required by law, or otherwise agree, to record their agreement in a written document, the applicable execution formalities will depend… Read more →
Will the proposed new criminal offences and other measures stop another Sir Philip Green in his tracks? Introduction The Pension Schemes Bill published in October 2019 includes a raft of… Read more →
Auto-enrolment may have been introduced over 7 years ago, but as auto-enrolment specialists we are still dealing with auto-enrolment issues on a daily basis in our team. Our experience includes… Read more →
Safeway Ltd v Newton Readers may recall the Safeway case on equalisation. See Clive’s Ready Reckoner where he commented on the decision of the Court of Justice of the European… Read more →
On 29 November 2019, the Office for National Statistics published their statistical bulletin in relation to divorces in England and Wales in 2018. In summary, some of the main findings… Read more →
From Monday 2 December 2019, mixed-sex couples in England and Wales can choose to enter into a civil partnership rather than get married. The first ceremonies won’t take place until… Read more →