Roy Martin QC surveys recent pension case law

In a paper presented at the Pensions: Shaping New Law into Solution-Focused Advice for Clients Conference in London last month, Roy Martin QC considers the history of recent litigation in Scotland in connection with the application and alteration of rules in occupational pension schemes, primarily related to the need to equalise retirement ages between men and woman following the decision of the European Court of Justice in Barber v Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance Group.

This paper is reproduced with the kind permission of the White Paper Conference Company and can be viewed here: GMP Equalisations: The experience in Scotland and its broader implications.