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Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees II & Ors - Judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal

Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees II & Ors – Judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal

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 out more

Read the judgment Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees II and others’ here. Detailed analysis of the decision will follow in the coming days.

To find out more about our members listed above, please contact Practice Directors Nick Levett on +44 (0)20 7427 4908 or Matt Sale on +44 (0)20 7427 4910 for more information.

News 25 Jul, 2024

Authors

Nicolas Stallworthy KC

Call: 1993 Silk: 2011

Andrew Short KC

Call: 1990 Silk: 2010

Philip Stear

Call: 2018 (Solicitor since 1997)

Patrick Tomison

Call: 2018

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