CBI calls for change to insolvency laws

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Government should address current insolvency laws to stop pension schemes becoming "super-creditors" following the Nortel and Lehman Brothers ruling, the Confederation of British Industry says.

The employer group said the ruling - which upheld The Pensions Regulator's financial support direction against the insolvent companies - muddles the creditor status of schemes and could make it har...

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