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Husband and wife – Divorce – Financial provision – Pension sharing order. Court of Session: Refusing an appeal concerning a wife's claim for a pension sharing order, in which the issue was what proportion of the value of the husband's rights or interests in an occupational pension scheme was referable the period of the marriage prior to the date of separation, the court held that the sheriff had correctly preferred the husband's approach to the Divorce etc. (Pensions) (Scotland) Regulations 2000, which was to confine consideration to the period during which he had made pension contributions: 'membership', in reg 4, ought, accordingly, to be read as restricted to 'active' membership as defined in s 124(1) of the Pensions Act 1995.
Husband and wife – Divorce – Financial provision – Pension sharing order. Court of Session: Refusing an appeal concerning a wife's claim for a pension sharing order, in which the issue was what proportion of the value of the husband's rights or interests in an occupational pension scheme was referable the period of the marriage prior to the date of separation, the court held that the sheriff had correctly preferred the husband's approach to the Divorce etc. (Pensions) (Scotland) Regulations 2000, which was to confine consideration to the period during which he had made pension contributions: 'membership', in reg 4, ought, accordingly, to be read as restricted to 'active' membership as defined in s 124(1) of the Pensions Act 1995.
The Bar Council will press for investment in justice at party conferences, the Chancellor’s Budget and Spending Review
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To mark the fifth anniversary of the Bar Standards Board’s Race Equality Taskforce, Dee Sekar reflects on key milestones, the role of regulation in race equality, and calls for views on the upcoming equality rules consultation
Christianah Babajide talks to four female senior clerks who share insights for aspiring clerks, especially women, as well as their hopes for the future of the profession
Daniel Barnett serves up a host of summer shows
Britain needs to get over its shameful denial of racism, call it what it is and start to effectively deal with the problem, says Vithyah Chelvam
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