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Under the GDPR, data may only be transferred to a “third country” (ie outside the EEA) where, broadly, there is a European Commission adequacy decision there are appropriate safeguards in place, such as standard contractual clauses...
The High Court has granted rectification in respect of the Univar Company Pension Scheme (1978) (“the Scheme”), where an update to the rules of the Scheme had (unintentionally, it was argued) hard-coded RPI. Facts Univar UK Limited...
The Supreme Court has held that Morrisons was not vicariously liable for the acts of one of its employees who, pursuing a personal vendetta, illicitly copied employee data given to him in his role as an auditor and published it online....
TPO has rejected an appeal against an adjudicator’s decision, finding that a provider’s enhanced due diligence checks to verify an overseas member’s identity were not excessive or onerous. Background Money laundering offences were...
Stage 1 – Reach agreement with the employer – as employer consent is needed under the conversion legislation, trustees should agree with the employer that GMP conversion is to be undertaken and the terms on which benefits will be...
The High Court has dismissed a case against directors who were trustees of a pension scheme where the company had claimed they had breached their fiduciary duties, maximising their own pension benefits to the company’s detriment. Facts...
The Court of Appeal (“CA”) has held that the transitional provisions which were put in place as part of reforms to both the Judicial and Firefighters’ Pension Schemes constitute unlawful direct age discrimination. Background McCloud...
