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Strasbourg blow to expats in index-linked pensions case

Thirteen British expats who brought a test case to have their pensions index-linked have lost the final possible appeal against the government's decision not to up-rate them in line with those of pensioners living in Britain.

Cream of the QROPS

Since coming into force in 2006, a substantial number of QROPSs have been established in several jurisdictions, and they may have wider application than first thought. Alan Fowler reports

Strasbourg to rule on index-linked pensions for expats

The long-running legal battle by around half a million British pensioners who retired abroad against a government decision to freeze their pensions will reach its final stage in the European Court of Human Rights tomorrow.

Update: insolvency

David Archer considers administrators' duty to creditors, TUPE and bankruptcy, money received post-administration by Lehman Brothers, and the insolvency aspects of the Jackson report

Turning a blind eye

Ignoring evidence revealed after a trial of bias or prejudice within a jury leads to injustice and threatens public faith in the system, says Lucy Corrin

Silent witness

Claimants in conveyancing negligence cases should be permitted to use legal experts where the judge has little understanding or experience of property law, argues Jonathan Ferris

Gurkhas lose pensions challenge

The British Gurkha Welfare Society has lost its challenge to the way the Ministry of Defence calculates pension entitlements.

Attorney General tackles arrest warrant anger

Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, has attempted to calm the storm provoked by the decision of a district judge in London to issue an arrest warrant against the former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni.