The McCloud Judgment – Public Sector Age Discrimination

From 1 October 2023, the public sector pension schemes started to implement the measures for rectifying the unlawful age discrimination which occurred upon the changes to the public sector pension schemes in 2014/15 (including NHS, Teachers, Civil Service, Judicial, Police, Firefighters, Armed Forces, Judicial and the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)) following the McCloud judgment […]

State Pension Forecast

A forecast can be obtained instantaneously online at https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension. example state pension statement  The accrued State Pension figure used in the pension sharing calculations is clearly highlighted in the example state pension statement.

Form E

Please select for link to the main Financial Statement for a Financial Order or for financial relief after an overseas divorce or dissolution (Form E )

Litigants in Person

Code of Conduct Download:  Code of Conduct We at Excalibur Actuaries realise that going through a divorce can be complex and stressful. Pensions can be particularly complex and we recommend that parties get legal advice although we appreciate that some parties prefer to be litigants in person. As explained below, we recommend that you consult […]

Pension Advisory Group

After two years of hard work the Pension Advisory Group (PAG) is pleased to be publishing its essential guide to the treatment of pensions on divorce. PAG’s long awaited report brings guidance to family judges, lawyers and pension experts encouraging fairer settlements and helping to manage liability. PAG is a multi-disciplinary group of professionals specialising […]

Notes on Instruction Letters

Published by Excalibur These notes are intended to help parties and their representatives put together instruction letters – particularly identifying issues which in our experience can cause delays, added costs, and other problems. They are comments based on our experience of acting as Single Joint Experts on divorce cases over many years. There is helpful guidance including […]