News

Find out what’s happening at Sackers. Our News section provides information about recent work, press comment and media coverage, and what our people are doing.

Latest News

23/05/2011: 7 Days

LEGISLATION Finance Bill 2010-11 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Amendment Regulations 2011 Abolition of DC Contracting-out: amending regulations finalised DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS The Occupational Pension...

16/05/2011: 7 Days

ACTUARIAL PROFESSION Longevity Bulletin BIS Proposals to reform parental leave and flexible working DWP Revised auto-enrolment and pension reform factsheet HM TREASURY Treasury sets out how Equitable Life Payment Scheme will work PPF New...

09/05/2011: 7 Days

DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS INNOVATION & SKILLS Employer’s guidance for new agency laws DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS New measure of pensioner poverty announced NEST Employer and Member Panel Chairs appointed PPI Briefing note on...

02/05/2011: 7 Days

LEGISLATION Pensions Bill 2010-11 The Equality Act 2010 (Guidance on the Definition of Disability) Appointed Day Order 2011 Download...

What is the rule in Hastings-Bass?

Introduction The decision in Re: Hastings-Bass1 led to the development of a trust law principle that, it was thought, allowed certain decisions by trustees to be unscrambled on the basis that they had unintended (often tax) consequences....

Public Sector Newsletter

Introduction Sackers’ Public Sector Unit has wide experience of working with organisations on the complex legal and compliance issues that face public sector schemes and broadly comparable “passport” schemes. In this...

26/04/2011: 7 Days

HM TREASURY • Early access to pension savings: Response to call for evidence THE PENSIONS REGULATOR • Corporate and Business Plan 2011-2014 Download...