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Obligations to pensioners in an insolvency: Supreme Court clarifies the law

  • Dentons
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 1 2013

The Supreme Court of Canada overturned the Ontario Court of Appeal today in what is one of the most highly-anticipated cases for the pension and

UK pensions: summer round-up

  • Dentons
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 11 2012

This summer has seen several pension issues making the news

Bankruptcy: when can creditors access pension funds?

  • Dentons
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 11 2012

The High Court has recently considered whether a bankrupt individual of pensionable age can be forced to draw his pension to pay his creditors

Employer debt timing the calculation

  • Dentons
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 26 2012

Pension scheme assets can rise and fall

US bankruptcy automatic stay thwarts UK proceedings by the Pension Regulator

  • Dentons
  • -
  • United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • January 23 2012

On December 29, 2011, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion in the chapter 11 bankruptcy case In re Nortel Networks, Inc., holding that the "automatic stay" on creditor collection actions outside the bankruptcy applied to prevent the UK Pension Protection Fund and the Trustee of the UK Nortel Pension Plan from participating in UK pensions proceedings initiated by the UK Pensions Regulator

Contribution notices: the Bonas case and its aftermath

  • Dentons
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 21 2011

TPR settled its dispute with Michael Van de Wiele (VdW) in relation to its UK pension scheme and issued a Contribution Notice (CN) for £60,000

Ontario Court of Appeal gives priority to pension plan wind-up deficits in CCAA proceedings

  • Dentons
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 8 2011

On April 7, 2011, in Indalex Limited (Re), 2011 ONCA 265 (Re Indalex), the Ontario Court of Appeal (the Court) held that in certain circumstances a pension plan wind-up deficit should be paid in priority to claims of secured creditors, including amounts outstanding under a court-approved debtor-in-possession facility (the DIP Facility

US court considers Pensions Regulator's powers

  • Dentons
  • -
  • United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • November 6 2008

The US Court has approved a bankruptcy settlement under which a US-listed parent company is liable for the buy-out deficits in its UK subsidiary's pension schemes