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25 June 2020
Issue: 7892 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Pensions , Covid-19
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NLJ this week: Pensions storm ahead

Pensions lawyers can expect a busy time ahead, journalist Stephanie Hawthorne writes in this week’s NLJ

Litigation was brewing even before COVID-19 grabbed the world’s attention, due to underfunded company pension schemes, and the coronavirus crisis ‘has compounded this black hole’. Even just how much employers should pay in defined contributions for employees in furlough is ‘a thorny issue’, she writes.

Having conducted a quick poll of pensions lawyers, Hawthorne uncovers a host of concerns ‘all adding fuel to the fire of possible increased pent-up litigation to hit the courts soon’. 

Read the article in full.

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