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ON APPEAL FROM THE PENSIONS OMBUDSMAN
Rolls Building
Fetter Lane,
London, EC4A 1NL
Before:
MR JUSTICE RICHARDS
Between:
1. BRAMBLES ADMINISTRATION LIMITED
2. SIMON HAMILTON KAIGH
3. MICHAEL MCNALLY
4. SHK PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
5. GILBERT TRADING LIMITED
Appellants
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1. MS CHRISTINE MARY HARVEY
2. MR MARK ATKINS
3. MR BRIAN GILBERT HALE
4. MR NEIL MARTIN LAFFERTY
5. MR PETER BRUCE LONG
Respondents
Charlotte Pope-Williams (instructed by Elmwood Law Ltd) for the Appellants
Mr Mark Atkins appeared in person
Mr Neil Martin Lafferty appeared in person
1st, 3rd and 5thRespondents did not attend and were not represented
Hearing date: 22 October 2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30am on 14 November 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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Mr Justice Richards:
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- INTRODUCTION
- The appellants, the respondents and the Schemes in more detail
- THE DETERMINATION AND THE GROUNDS OF APPEAL AGAINST IT
- The Grounds of Appeal
- GROUND 1
- Ground 1 considered
- Ms Y – the Ombudsman’s conclusions and reasoning
- Ms Y – the appellants’ challenge considered
- Mr S – the Ombudsman’s conclusions and reasoning
- Mr S – the appellants’ challenge considered
- GROUND 2
- GROUND 3
- Conclusions
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