The bankrupt complained that having been made bankrupt, his self-employed pension was subject to attachment by his trustee, but had he been a member of a company scheme the asset would not, and that this was discriminatory.
Held: The differential treatment arose because contractual pension rights fell within a definition in the Act, and not from a difference in treatment of persons of different status. The appeal failed.
Judges:
Lord Justice Mummery Lord Justice Chadwick Lord Justice Tuckey
Citations:
[2004] EWCA Civ 1748, [2004] EWCA Civ 1748, Times 04-Jan-2005
Links:
Statutes:
Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 11
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – In re William Andrew Malcolm; William Andrew Malcolm v Benedict Mackenzie, Allied Dunbar ChD 26-Feb-2004
The bankrupt sought to protect his personal pension taken out before his bankruptcy. The bankruptcy was initiated by the Inland Revenue, and sought protection under Human Rights law.
Held: The alleged infringement of the former bankrupt’s . .
Cited – Dennison v Krasner, Lesser, Lawrence CA 6-Apr-2000
A retirement annuity or personal pension was part of a bankrupt’s estate before the recent Act, and vested immediately in the trustee on the bankruptcy. As such there was no need to make application to the court under s310 for an income payment . .
Cited – Wilson v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry; Wilson v First County Trust Ltd (No 2) HL 10-Jul-2003
The respondent appealed against a finding that the provision which made a loan agreement completely invalid for lack of compliance with the 1974 Act was itself invalid under the Human Rights Act since it deprived the respondent lender of its . .
Cited – Michalak v London Borough of Wandsworth CA 6-Mar-2002
The appellant had occupied for a long time a room in a house let by the authority. After the death of the tenant, the appellant sought, but was refused, a statutory tenancy. He claimed to be a member of the tenant’s family, and that the list of . .
Cited – In Re Landau (A Bankrupt) ChD 1-Dec-1996
At the date of the bankruptcy the bankrupt was entitled to a pension, payable in the future on his attaining the age of 65 years. He was aged 61 when the bankruptcy order was made, and 64 when it was discharged. The trustee claimed to be entitled to . .
Cited – Kemble and Another v Kicks and Others; In Re the Trusts of the Scientific Investment Pension Plan ChD 5-Mar-1998
Provision in pension scheme withdrawing benefits to bankrupt beneficiary defeated trustees claim only if determinable or defeasible interest. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Insolvency, Human Rights, Financial Services
Updated: 28 June 2022; Ref: scu.221491