ABSTRACT

Pension schemes disputes may arise between a number of differing parties, eg a complaint may be made by an individual member against the trustees or the trustees may disagree between themselves. There may also be a number of different forms of dispute, eg as to a claimant’s entitlement to a particular benefit, or the interpretation of the trust instrument or in relation to the general law, whether statute or case law applies to a particular set of facts. It is intended, in the course of this chapter to discuss some of the means whereby disputes relating to pension schemes, whether they be occupational or personal, may be resolved and the bodies to which reference can be made.