Interview with Hilary Woodward

Rhys Taylor interviews Hilary Woodward, a former solicitor and mediator, academic and the about to retire CEO of the Pension Advisory Group.

• Journal

• Pensions on Divorce
• Interview

• Rhys Taylor | Vice Chair of the Editorial Board & Journal Editor
• Hilary Woodward

!13/03/2024 07:00

Armed Forces Pension Schemes (AFPS)

Armed Forces pensions are among some of the most complex pensions that practitioners can be faced with when dealing with divorce and financial settlements. This guide to some of the issues is written for practitioners to consider when faced with such pensions.

• Journal

• Pensions on Divorce

• Mark Hood

!13/03/2024 07:00

Money Corner: Financial Planning for Non-UK Resident Beneficiaries of Pension Shares

Once a pension sharing order is obtained from the courts in England and Wales, the division of pension assets between UK residents is usually straightforward. For non-UK resident beneficiaries, a myriad of challenges emerges, ranging from accessibility and tax considerations to investment decisions and currency risks.

• Journal

• Pensions on Divorce
• Money Corner

• Philip Teague

!13/03/2024 07:00

SY v Personal Representatives of the Estate of DY (Deceased) [2023] EWFC 280 (B)14 August 2023

Recorder Hames KC: Appeal against PSO out of time following death of W allowed and substituted by lump sum order to reflect lost benefit to the Estate for the benefit of the children.

• Cases

• Pensions on Divorce
• Appeals
• Setting Aside Orders (Including Barder Applications)

• Liam Kelly

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. The aim of this piece is to focus just on the material changes in what is now referred to as the PAG2 guide.

• Blog

• Pensions on Divorce

• Paul Cobley
• Rhys Taylor | Vice Chair of the Editorial Board & Journal Editor

!22/01/2024 11:43

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 – ‘PAG2’.

• Blog

• Pensions on Divorce

• Hilary Woodward
• Rhys Taylor | Vice Chair of the Editorial Board & Journal Editor

!20/12/2023 10:48

The Pensions Ombudsman for Family Lawyers

The Pensions Ombudsman 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 in connection with any act or omission of the trustees or managers of an occupational pension scheme or personal pension scheme.

• Journal

• Pensions on Divorce

• Rhys Taylor | Vice Chair of the Editorial Board & Journal Editor

!21/11/2023 07:00

When Are Pensions Too Small to Worry About?

Jacqueline Butler v Earl Butler [2023] EWHC 2453 (Fam) was an interesting case that ended up in front of Mr Justice Moor on appeal following the order of Recorder Anderson.

• Blog

• Pensions on Divorce

• George Mathieson

!03/11/2023 12:44

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

The judgment of Recorder Laura Moys in the matter of AFW v RFH [2023] EWFC 119 gives a wonderful demonstration of four important factors.

• Blog

• Pensions on Divorce

• George Mathieson

!27/09/2023 10:16

WK v GC [2023] EWFC 15128 April 2023

HHJ Hess. Approach to quantifying capitalisation of spousal maintenance some years after original order.

• Cases

• Spousal Maintenance (Quantum)
• Pensions on Divorce
• Variation Applications
• Duxbury Capitalisation

• Polly Morgan | Case Editor