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Burges Salmon partner Magnus Miller considers the differences between pensions law in Scotland and in England. With the enactment of the Trust and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024 earlier this year, it is a good time to remind ourselves of the differences between Scots law and English law as they appl
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The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign has scored a major victory in its fight to win compensation for 1950s-born women affected by short notice changes to their state pension age. The group launched a judicial review in the High Court earlier this year – raising £12
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Judges in Scotland number alongside more than 11,000 south of the border who will lose pension benefits worth £3.5 billion at the end of this year if the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill passes. The bill, due to be scrutinised in the Lords next week, will revoke almost all law deri
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The Association of Pension Lawyers held its annual conference at the Radisson Blue in Glasgow last week. The three-day conference, which featured a range of speakers covering hot topics in the world of pensions, was organised by Shane O’Reilly, a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright.
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We have all heard of the gender pay gap but less is said of the gender pension gap: the difference in the retirement income of men and women, writes Amanda Jack. The gender pension gap is close to home for me, as my mum has fallen victim to it. My dad was the main earner in the house and frequently
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The first judgment in the case of Lloyds Banking Group Pensions Trustees Ltd v Lloyds Bank PLC & Others (HC-2017-001399), issued in 2018, made it clear that pension benefits must be equalised for the effect of unequal Guaranteed Minimum Pensions ("GMPs") as between men and women, writes Laura To
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The BackTo60 campaign group has lost a significant case against the government regarding its decision to raise the state pension age of women. The High Court disagreed with the campaigners that the pension changes discriminated against women. Instead the court took the view that the changes were mad
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