The Law of Pension Trusts

David Pollard is a solicitor and a partner in the employment pensions and benefits department at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. Based in London, Pollard specialises in all aspects of pensions and employment advice. He is a leading practitioner in pensions law, having been chairman of the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) from 2001 to 2003. Pollard recently published 'Corporate Insolvency: Employment and Pension Rights' (2013), and was the co-editor of the books, 'Guide to the Pensions Act 1995' (Tolley, 1995) and 'Freshfields on Corporate Pensions Law' (2013). He has contributed chapters to looseleaf books on Employment Law, Insolvency Law and Pensions law, as well as co-editing the journal, Trust Law International. In 1998 David was awarded the Wallace Medal by the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) for excellence in communicating pensions issues. In addition to having been chairman of the Association of Pension Lawyers from 2001 to 2003, he has also been a vice chair of the Industrial Law Society (ILS).

Introduction ; Abbreviations ; 1. The Structure of Pensions Schemes ; 2. Pensions Trusts and General Trust Law ; 3. Pensions Trusts and Statute ; 4. Corporate Trustees ; 5. Liability of Directors of a Corporate Trustee ; 6. Conflict Issues for Pension Trustees ; 7. Regulator Trustee Powers ; 8. Spouses and Dependants ; 9. Trustees Powers- Proper Purpose ; 10. Trustees' Duties to Employers ; 11. Employer Powers- Non Fiduciary ; 12. Employer Powers to Appoint and Remove Trustees- Not a Fiduciary Power ; 13. Employer Powers: The Implied Duty of Trust and Confidence ; 14. Trustee Indemnities and Exonerations ; 15. Contract Overriding Trust: South West Trains ; 16. Saunders v Vautier and Pension Trusts ; 17. Amendment Powers ; 18. Disclosure Obligations: Schmidt v Rosewood ; 19. Employer Related Investments ; 20. Employers and Surpluses