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2016 was a big year for pensions in the courts, but the coming months already have a number of potentially game-changing cases lined up. James Phillips explores the cases to watch

Inflation is on the rise but how can schemes deal with this? Lynn Strongin-Dodds takes a look at the options.

Consolidation of defined benefit (DB) schemes could cut pension costs by more than £500m a year, a JLT Employee Benefits report says.

Alex Cunningham, the shadow pensions minister, speaks to James Phillips about his new brief, auto-enrolment, and DB deficits

Claire Southern thinks we need a new way of addressing defined benefit deficits

A victory for trustees in a landmark High Court battle would result in employers being scared to agree to recovery plans, the lawyer for British Airways (BA) has argued.

Trustees of the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) could have awarded a discretionary increase without amending the scheme rules, their lawyer has told the High Court.

Airways Pension Scheme (APS) trustees' misunderstanding of the purpose of a defined benefit (DB) scheme was not consistent with regulation and produced "absurd results", British Airways' (BA) lawyer has told the High Court.

The Airways Pension Scheme (APS) trustees' decision to grant a discretionary increase would have very little effect on the security of members' benefits, an expert actuary has argued in the High Court.

The former chairman of the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) has told the High Court trustees of British Airways' (BA) other pension scheme must accept their decision to award a 0.2% increase.