Schemes will not have to equalise survivor benefits for widowers and same sex partners after an appeal in the Walker vs Innospec case was dismissed today.
Lawyers said it the decision to dismiss appeals in this case and O'Brien vs Ministry of Justice was unsurprising, but would mean schemes that had not already equalised benefits would avoid a £3bn h...
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