Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 180 (Mar)
Neutral Citation: [2012] EWHC 570 (Ch)
Court: Chancery Division
Judge:

Vos J

Representation Michael Tennet QC and James McCreath (instructed by Burges Salmon LLP) for the claimants.
  Keith Rowley QC and Elizabeth Ovey (instructed by Allen & Overy LLP) for the first defendant.
Judgment Dates: 14 March 2012

Catchwords

Pension - Pension scheme - Company pension scheme - Claimant trustees joining first defendant company's pension scheme - Dispute arising as to correct method for calculating living expenses in certain circumstances - Whether more appropriate to use Index of Consumer Prices or Index of Retail Prices to make calculation - Whether second defendant, P, to be appointed to represent certain members of scheme - Pensions Act 1967, s 67 - CPR 19.7(2).

The Case

Pension Pension scheme. The Chancery Division held, inter alia, that on the true construction of terms between the parties, it would be possible for the trustees in a pension scheme to use a different cost of living index for different purposes under the scheme.

Practice Areas

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