Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell has been issued with a £10m bill by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) as it seeks to recover money for the collapsed retailer's pension scheme.
Under TPR rules, the former bankrupt businessman was given 28 days (which is understood to expire within the next fortnight) to refer the order to the Upper Tribunal for the judgement to be reviewed, according to reports. The ex-BHS owner was found guilty last month for failing to provide information to TPR on three occasions. The watchdog had issued the former bankrupt tycoon with section 72 information-gathering notices relating to the retail giant's defined benefit pension schemes and the firm's takeover. However, when issued with each notice - in April 2016, May 2016 and Februa...
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