The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has issued a statement which provides an update on the work being done by the MoJ to provide pension benefits to eligible judges for fee-paid services.
Lexis®Library update: This work is in response to the Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment in Dermod Patrick O'Brien v Ministry of Justice, Case C‑432/17 and the Supreme Court’s judgment in Miller and others v Ministry of Justice [2019] UKSC 60. The statement includes a progress report on interim payments and a note that the settlements will be reconciled with entitlements under the Judicial Pensions (Fee Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, expected to come into force on 1 April 2023.
The next update will be provided by 14 April 2023.
The full statement is available here.
Source: Ministry of Justice statement in fee-paid judicial litigation: February 2023
