Pensions & Recent Case Law

 

November 2022

Along with the purchase of a house, a pension may be the largest investment a person will make in their lifetime – in terms of both money and timespan. Keith Blizzard and Patrick Ambrose review important case law.

Pensions have featured in the news frequently in recent years, mainly in the context of the pension deficits of large employers, and strains on public-sector finances caused by increased life expectancy. Enhanced regulation from the European Union, as well as domestic reform, shows decision-makers responding to the challenges of providing for retirement in the modern era.

The Irish courts have heard a number of cases that demonstrate these challenges, and their judgments have provided clarity on many complicated issues relating to workplace pensions and entitlements to State pensions.
 
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Source: www.lawsociety.ie