Specific cases against IBM are mostly recorded under the topic of management or IBM Worldwide.
[2360][2362][2365] Taking civil action.
[2176][2181][2182][2183][2184][2186][2189][2190][2191][2192][2193][2194][2196][2198][2221][2222]
[2229][2258][2281][2282][2285][2286][2287][2289][2290][2291][2292][2293][2294][2295][2297][2298] Newsletter wrong with concern about Ombudsman's office? Judges v non-Judges. Lord Hutton example
[1522] [1523] [1524] [1525] [1544] [1545] I-Plan better than C-Plan. TUPE laws.
[1390] European Court of Justice - what rights go with TUPE.
[1174] [1176][1202]About closure. (cf topic Government)
[1172] (Links to newspapers, no longer valid.)
[1115][1118] [1119] On British Airways decision.
[1080]Announcement of review of OPRA
[829] Sue IBM over breach of contract? Followups in What-to-do topic.
[813] [822] FRS17 accounting standard.
[786] “UA's argument is that it is an American firm and it must only comply with American law no matter where in the world it is operating.”
[776] UK equivalent of “Vested Rights”?
[711] Notes on Ombudsman’s Office procedures.
[695][698] OPRA on ownership of surplus
[600] [602] National Grid - Split in use of surplus.
[598] Power companies - Lords decision.
[560] 110 word sentence from the trust deeds
[552] Possible law about Price Indexation before Pension Holidays.
[550] British Airways judgement link.
[547] British Airways judgement question.
[546] Link - Brititish Airways has fully indexed.
[531] "The only recourse that has a chance of succeeding is a legal one."
[517] "I paid my 4% and I believe we are morally entitled...."
[513] Differences with British Airways.
[508] How different is British Airways?
[505] "we paid our 4%. So we MUST own...."
[495] "There must be a legal obligation somewhere under the role of trustee?"
[492] Link to British Airways pensioners website.
[394] "If I put money into a trust fund for my children, the trustees don't own it my children do"
[385] "Legally there's no question about who owns the fund.
[378] Comments on who owns the fund.
[377] Moral point on who owns the fund.
[362] "If the beneficiaries are different then the plans should be considered different,..."
[359] Quote from Barclays appeal judgement.
[356] "Perhaps it's time we got a Lawyer"
[344] About "..what by law qualifies a section of a plan"?
[342] "It leaves too much to the subjective opinion of the judge overseeing the case."
[330] About Barclays appeal.
[314] Comment on Barclay's case.
[310] Link to page on Barclay's case.
[262] Belief that there are two funds.
[241] OPAS reply for case when company takes money from a fund.
[219] About how the Ombudsman operates once he has started on a complaint.
[217] A complaint against the auditors.
[213] No tax liability if M-plan credited. Link to Trust Deeds Extract.
[209] Tax liabilities if money moved from C-plan.
[184] Entitled to transfer the whole of your ... funds on retirement and purchase an annuity.
[147] "Unless the law insists, the US company can prevent IBM UK paying any increases at all in the future...."
[077] Rules of the Trust were changed after the event.
[074] "...both the company and the administrators of the fund are acting lawfully"
[046] "...the only way that IBM can claim it's putting ITS money into the M plan..."
[044] C fund being contributory perhaps makes a stronger case than Barclays.
[043] "..surely IBM does not have the authority to raid the assets without the overt permission of the contributing members?"
[041] In law we are not owners of the fund.
[035] Why is a closed fund being used for pensions of current employees?
[029] OPRA are only concerned about the law
[027] About OPRA