News & Events
News & Events
Event Date: 12 May, 2026
Join us, on the 12th May 2026, to hear from our leading pensions law barristers at our fourth annual pensions conference series. You are invited to join the Outer Temple Chambers’ pensions team for an afternoon of insightful pensions law talks on Tuesday 12th May 2026, at the Edwardian Hotel Manchester. The event will consist of a series of presentations and panels, from some of our leading area specialists, followed by a fantastic opportunity for networking at Albert Schloss. Topics of discussion include: Issuing and conducting pensions cases: some practical points on Part 8 claims, Part 7 claims and the crossover between the two Reflections on the Places for People Compromise The TPR Determinations Panel: current trends Rectification v Corrective…
Event Date: 21 Apr, 2026
Join us, on the 21st April 2026, to hear from our leading pensions law barristers at our fourth annual pensions conference series. You are invited to join the Outer Temple Chambers’ pensions team for an afternoon of insightful pensions law talks on Tuesday 21st April 2026, at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel. The event will consist of a series of presentations, from some of our leading area specialists, followed by drinks and a fantastic opportunity for networking at the Ritorno Lounge. Topics of discussion include: Issuing and conducting pensions cases: some practical points on Part 8 claims, Part 7 claims and the crossover between the two Reflections on the Places for People Compromise The TPR Determinations Panel: current trends Rectification…
Event Date: 16 Mar, 2026
We are pleased to invite you to join us on Monday 16th March 2026 for a late afternoon seminar on Trusts at the Royal Automobile Club, London. Join Outer Temple’s experts alongside esteemed guest speakers for a late afternoon seminar as they discuss Trusts over 4 panel sessions. Topics of discussion will include: Offshore trusts in divorce proceedings: jurisdictional, firewall, disclosure and valuation issues Enforcement of financial relief orders against pension scheme trusts: opportunities and pitfalls Perfecting and challenging formalities issues and potential transactions at an undervalue Trusting the blockchain: recovering digital trust assets Speakers: Nicolas Stallworthy KC, Outer Temple Chambers David E.Grant KC, Outer Temple Chambers Claire van Overdijk KC, Outer Temple Chambers Philip Stear, Outer Temple Chambers Helen…
Join the Association of Pensions Lawyers Dispute Resolution Committee Forum on Thursday 3rd July 2025 with Outer Temple’s David E. Grant KC, Philip Stear and Naomi Ling at Gowling WLG LLP, London. David E. Grant KC, Philip Stear and Naomi Ling will be discussing ‘Pension law give and take? Cross-fertilisation with other areas of legal practice: some thoughts.’ This forum will explore cases in which public law, private trusts law and contract law have been imported into pensions and, on occasions, where developed principles have been re-exported, enabling us to consider the scope for further cross-fertilisation. The talk will highlight potentially lesser known cases and concepts from which pensions practitioners might profit and consider when it might be appropriate for…
News 26 Jun, 2025
Join us at our inaugural London event, part of the Pensions Law Conference Series, on Thursday 10th July 2025 at Glaziers Hall. After successful stops at Bristol and Manchester, you are invited to join the Outer Temple Chambers Pensions Team at the last stop of this year’s conference series in London on Thursday, 10th July at Glaziers Hall over breakfast. The event will consist of a series of presentations and panel discussions, followed by networking. Topics of discussion include: In conversation: The practical significance of Verity Trustees Causation and loss in pensions professional negligence cases Mansion House and all that: the Pension Schemes Bill and the changing legal landscape for pension scheme investment The Regulator & moral hazard – Case…
Join us to hear from our leading pensions law barristers on Monday 19th May 2025 at The Edwardian Radisson Hotel, Manchester for an afternoon of pensions law talks at the second stop of this year’s conference series. You are invited to join Outer Temple’s pensions team for an afternoon of talks covering all things pensions law on Monday 19th May 2025. The event will consist of a series of presentations and panel discussions, followed by drinks. Topics of discussion include: Fetters – Where are we now? Members entitlement to non-statutory pre-97 increases Enough already … too much of a good thing ? All the trusts law you need to deal with surpluses A survey of current legal issues for pension…
Join us to hear from our leading pensions law barristers on Monday 28th April 2025 at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel for an afternoon of pensions law talks at the first stop of this year’s conference series. You are invited to join Outer Temple’s pensions team for an afternoon of talks covering all things pensions law on Monday 28th April 2025. The event will consist of a series of presentations and panel discussions, followed by drinks. Topics of discussion will include: Fetters – Where are we now? Members entitlement to non-statutory pre-97 increases Enough already… too much of a good thing? All the trusts law you need to deal with surpluses A survey of current legal issues for pension scheme…
The Court of Appeal have today handed down the much-anticipated judgment in the matter of Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees II and others. The case concerned one of the biggest, industry-wide questions concerning the pensions industry over the last decade; namely whether section 37 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, in conjunction with Regulation 42 of the Contracting-Out Regulations 1996, invalidated amendments made without an actuary’s confirmation in writing. The case was identified as one of the ‘Top 10 Appeals of 2024’ by The Lawyer. Nicolas Stallworthy KC and Philip Stear appeared for the appellant, Virgin Media, instructed by Gowling WLG LLP whilst Andrew Short KC and Patrick Tomison appeared for the Representative Beneficiary respondent, John Jardine and were instructed by Squire Patton Boggs. Find…
News 25 Jul, 2024
We are delighted to share that four of our pensions law specialists, Nicolas Stallworthy KC, Andrew Short KC, Philip Stear, and Patrick Tomison, feature in The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2024. At the beginning of each year, The Lawyer releases the ‘Top 10 Appeals of 2024’ highlighting the most influential and intriguing, high-profile cases that are set to return to the courtroom over the next 12 months. The cases listed reflect some of the key issues facing the legal industry and world today. Four of our members are instructed on the case of Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees II and others, which has been highlighted by The Lawyer as one of the ‘Top 10 Appeals of 2024’. Nicolas…
News 12 Feb, 2024
The Court of Appeal has published its judgment in (1) Lawrence Ewan McGaughey (2) Neil Martin Davies (Claimants/Appellants) -v- Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd (First Defendant/First Respondent), the landmark company multiple derivative case which raised the question of directors’ duties in relation to divestment in fossil fuels for the first time. In a significant judgment (found here) handed down on Friday 21 July 2023 Asplin LJ, with whom the Rt Hon. Sir Julian Flaux, Chancellor of the High Court, and Snowden LJ agreed, dismissed the appeal on all grounds. Two members of a pension scheme had sought permission to bring a claim against the current and former directors of one of the UK’s largest pension schemes by assets in the form…
News 25 Jul, 2023
Andrew Short KC, David E Grant KC, Philip Stear and Helen Pugh were in Court of Appeal this week for the long running pensions and company law dispute (1) Dr Ewan McGaughey (2) Dr Neil Davies -v- Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd. David E Grant and Philip Stear acted on behalf of the Appellants, instructed by Leigh Day, in the Court of Appeal in (1) Dr Ewan McGaughey (2) Dr Neil Davies -v- Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd. Andrew Short KC and Helen Pugh acted on behalf of the Respondent, instructed by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP. The claim brought by members of a pension scheme is as a common law derivative action. This ground-breaking case has raised novel issues with…
News 15 Jun, 2023
Join Outer Temple Chambers at the Edwardian Radisson Hotel, Manchester for an afternoon of pensions law talks at the next stop of this conference series around the country. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers in Manchester for the next stop of our Pensions Law Conference 2023 series. Topics will include: an actuary’s role in Section 67 certification, age discrimination and the EU Withdrawal Act 2018, the presumption of regularity, and notable non-pensions cases for pensions lawyers. The event will be rounded off with a panel discussion comprised of Outer Temple’s silks. Agenda 1.30pm – Registration (tea and coffee on arrival)2pm – Consultation with the scheme actuary and Section 67 Certification. Where has Mitchells & Butler left Us?2.30pm –…
Events 18 May, 2023
