In a recent void disposition case concerning a Trustee in Bankruptcy’s entitlement to claim compensation from the recipient for loss arising out of a breach of trust, the Court of Appeal (Ahmed and others v Ingram and another [2018] EWCA Civ 519) has upheld the decision of the court below. The latter determined in the […]
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The unsatisfactory status of EU pensions
It has long been the case that most pension schemes within the jurisdiction of England & Wales do not form part of the bankrupt’s estate and are therefore not available for distribution to creditors. This is as a result of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act, passed in 1998 (“the Act”), which provided that any […]