The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of The Pensions Regulator in the Nortel/Lehman Brothers legal challenge.
The Pensions Management Institute has launched an online guide for trustee board scheme secretaries.
The Pensions Bill largely clarifies section 251 but could go further to address situations in which a scheme partially winds up, Mayer Brown says.
The High Court ruling granting trustees ‘super priority' in obligations arising from a financial support direction against insolvent companies "desperately cries out for legislative intervention", lawyers say.
Richard Goldstein has been promoted to pensions partner at law firm Mayer Brown.
Blake Lapthorn has appointed Ian Flowers as a partner in its pensions team.
The first issuance of a contribution notice could signal a clampdown on companies who fail to engage with trustees and the regulator, lawyers say.