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Pensions on Divorce

The PAG2 Guide – What Has Changed?

The PAG2 Guide – What Has Changed?

The publication of the Pension Advisory Group (PAG2) guidance in December 2023 marked the end of another lengthy and significant piece of interdisciplinary work by experienced practitioners in the field of pensions on divorce. Much has already been written about the new guide and the overall changes, so the aim

Some Reflections on the Launch of the Second Edition of the Pension Advisory Group Guide to Pensions on Divorce

Some Reflections on the Launch of the Second Edition of the Pension Advisory Group Guide to Pensions on Divorce

The Pension Advisory Group have just published a second edition of their Guide to the Treatment of Pensions on Divorce[[1]] – ‘PAG2’. The first edition was published in July 2019. A lot has happened since then. The report was due a refresh, with the intention of extending the half-life of

The Pensions Ombudsman for Family Lawyers

The Pensions Ombudsman for Family Lawyers

Status of the Pensions Ombudsman The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) is constituted under the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (PSA 1993). TPO may investigate and determine any complaint made to them in writing by or on behalf of an authorised complainant who alleges that they have sustained injustice in consequence of maladministration

When Are Pensions Too Small to Worry About?

When Are Pensions Too Small to Worry About?

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2023/2453.html First of all, may I observe that the Family Court seems to be publishing more judgments in small money cases. I commend this approach. As a single joint expert, I was often instructed in smaller money cases, and the

A Primer on Pensions and Percentages: AFW v RFH [2023] EWFC 119

A Primer on Pensions and Percentages: AFW v RFH [2023] EWFC 119

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/119.html I love this judgment of Recorder Laura Moys in the matter of AFW v RFH [2023] EWFC 119 as it gives a wonderful demonstration of: 1. The neutrality of changes in public sector cash equivalent value’s (CEV) which

WK v GC [2023] EWFC 151

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/151.html HHJ Hess. Approach to quantifying capitalisation of spousal maintenance some years after original order. W aged 60 and had raised three now-adult children. H was 67 and retired from financial role in oil industry. Married 1992, separated 2002, decree

Public Sector Pensions Remedy (Mccloud) Changes to Benefits from 1 October 2023 – Implications for Pensions on Divorce Settlement

Public Sector Pensions Remedy (Mccloud) Changes to Benefits from 1 October 2023 – Implications for Pensions on Divorce Settlement

The purpose of this blog is to point out one aspect of the changes taking place for most Public Sector Schemes from 1 October 2023 and, as a result of that, what action may be needed. In general the calculations and results within reports may be invalidated over time due