Pension scheme rules: don't brush mistakes under the carpet | Practical Law

Pension scheme rules: don't brush mistakes under the carpet | Practical Law

The High Court´s judgment in the recent case of Smithson v Hamilton indicates that the courts are likely to adopt a strict approach with trustees and employers who wish to alter wording in scheme trust deeds and rules on the basis that it did not reflect their actual intentions.

Pension scheme rules: don't brush mistakes under the carpet

Practical Law UK Legal Update 7-382-0125 (Approx. 4 pages)

Pension scheme rules: don't brush mistakes under the carpet

by Susan Garrett and Madeleine Cox, Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Published on 27 May 2008
The High Court´s judgment in the recent case of Smithson v Hamilton indicates that the courts are likely to adopt a strict approach with trustees and employers who wish to alter wording in scheme trust deeds and rules on the basis that it did not reflect their actual intentions.