High Court due to rule in key pension liberation case

The Hughes v Royal London case challenges a decision by the Pensions Ombudsman made in June 2015. Hughes had complained to the Ombudsman that she had been blocked from transferring her Royal London pension pot to the Babbacombe Road 1973 small self-administered scheme. The complaint was not upheld because the Ombudsman, Anthony Arter, believed Royal London's concerns about the transfer were legitimate. Arter ruled Hughes did not have a statutory right to a transfer, and in the absence of a statutory right, Royal London was entitled to decide whether the transfer could be allowed. ...