GMP Court Case

GMP Ruling – The Next Steps

Dec 2, 2020 | All Members, GMP Court Case

The Financial Times, commenting on our landmark High Court case, said: “Hundreds of thousands of former members of final salary pension schemes are now in line for a financial boost following a landmark High Court ruling on historical gender discrimination.” The key...

Union Wins Landmark High Court Action, Again.

Nov 20, 2020 | All Members, GMP Court Case

We’ve won in the High Court again. In the second part of the most important pension case in 30 years, the High Court has ruled today that the Lloyds Banking Group pension schemes are legally responsible for equalising the guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs) for those...

Landmark Legal Case Continues In The High Court

Oct 30, 2020 | All Members, GMP Court Case, Pensions

In a previous Newsletter, I said that the second part of the union’s landmark legal case on Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMPs) would begin in the High Court in May and would be heard by Mr Justice Morgan via Skype. Following that hearing, Mr Justice Morgan wrote to...

Landmark High Court Case Continues….On Skype

May 4, 2020 | All Members, GMP Court Case

The second part of the union’s landmark legal case on Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMPs) will begin in the High Court today. Given the current turmoil the case will be heard by Mr Justice Morgan via Skype. Members will recall that in the first case in 2018, the High...

GMPs – What Next?

Apr 15, 2019 | All Members, GMP Court Case, Pensions

Following the Union’s historic legal victory on Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMPs) in October 2018, the Trustee and the bank have been looking at how to equalise pensions and implement the Court’s decision. That work is ongoing and once completed could result in some...

3.9 Million Women Campaign For State Pensions

Mar 5, 2019 | Advance, GMP Court Case, Pensions

The hearing into whether 3.9 million 50s born women have been cheated out of their state pension by the government has been set by the High Court for May 24.BackgroundThe Pensions Act 1995 provided for the State Pension age (SPA) for women to increase from 60 to 65...