Box Clever

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has rebutted an assertion by ITV that its anti-avoidance action in relation to the Box Clever Group Pension Scheme is a breach of the human right to property.

Granada and Thorn sold their respective TV rental businesses for too high a price, meaning the eventual Box Clever venture was too highly leveraged, the Upper Tribunal has been told.

Granada and Thorn were consulted on and asked to approve many of the main decisions made within Box Clever Technology (BCT), a former Thorn finance director has told the Upper Tribunal.

The trustees of the Box Clever Group Pension Scheme turned down a number of financial offers in a bid to secure 100% of members' benefits, the scheme's chairman has told the Upper Tribunal.

The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) attempt to impose a financial support direction (FSD) on ITV for the Box Clever Group Pension Scheme is a "barn door case", it has argued.

For the first time, TPR is testing its anti-avoidance powers in the courts in a bid to impose an FSD on ITV. James Phillips explores the implications.

The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by ITV over whether The Pensions Regulator (TPR) could expand on its allegations against the media giant in the Box Clever case.

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The Box Clever Pension Scheme has started an assessment period with the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to decide if it will have to enter the lifeboat fund.

The Upper Tribunal has ruled that The Pensions Regulator (TPR) may pursue five companies which are part of the ITV group for funding for the Box Clever scheme.