'Deathbed marriage' rise highlights need for reform

Analysis of government data by Eversheds Sutherland shows increase in last year

Jasmine Urquhart
clock • 4 min read
Eversheds Sutherland partner Emma King has called for a rethink of the rules on death benefits
Image:

Eversheds Sutherland partner Emma King has called for a rethink of the rules on death benefits

A rise in the number of ‘deathbed marriages’ over the last year highlights the need for pension rule reform, lawyers say.

Law firm Eversheds Sutherland analysed General Record Office (GRO data from Q3 of 2022 - finding there was a sharp increase in the number of so-called Registrar General Licences, from an average of...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Pensions

Become a Professional Pensions Lite Member today

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our two daily news alerts
  • Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders

Join now

 

Already a Professional Pensions
member?

Login

More on Law and Regulation

SPP: The potential impact of bringing pensions into the inheritance tax regime

SPP: The potential impact of bringing pensions into the inheritance tax regime

Richard Wyatt says putting pensions into the IHT regime is like fitting a square peg in a round hole

Richard Wyatt
clock 19 December 2024 • 3 min read
Government confirms no compensation will be paid to Waspi women over state pension age changes

Government confirms no compensation will be paid to Waspi women over state pension age changes

DWP finds delays to communicate state pension changes did not amount to financial loss

Martin Richmond
clock 17 December 2024 • 5 min read
ACA, APL and SPP issue update on Virgin Media case

ACA, APL and SPP issue update on Virgin Media case

Tripartite working party urges DWP to regulate to allow retrospective amendments

Jonathan Stapleton
clock 17 December 2024 • 2 min read
Trustpilot