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The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and ITV will resume a battle in the courts in January in the first instance of an anti-avoidance case being heard in full by the Upper Tribunal.

The aggregate deficit of ITV's defined benefit (DB) schemes grew by 86% last year, according to the broadcaster's preliminary results.

Unions have blasted ITV for putting members' retirement plans "in jeopardy" by planning to close its defined benefit (DB) scheme to future accrual.

Rising longevity poses a much greater threat to companies with defined benefit (DB) pension schemes than low interest rates, Fitch Ratings has warned.

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.

The High Court has ruled that a top up pension scheme set up for four ex-directors of the Granada Group did not require shareholder approval to be considered viable.

ITV's application to take the ongoing Box Clever legal battle to the Supreme Court has been rebuffed by the Court of Appeal.

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ITV Group has won its appeal against a legal decision refusing to strike out parts of the long-standing Box Clever Pension Scheme case.