HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY
BARBER JUDGEMENT!
NICK BOYES ALEXANDER FORBES TRUSTEE SERVICES
LTD
“THE PAST IS ANOTHER COUNTRY –
THEY DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY
THERE”
(Anon)
1990
1990
• Name of a film about a
corporate raider pulling
back from the brink of
moral bankruptcy by the
redemptive power of falling
in love with a lady of easy
virtue?
• Rent-a-woman?
• Pretty Woman?
• Pretty Awful?
1990 QUIZ!
• A darkly humorous look at
the trials and tribulations of
a closely-knit group of
“legitimate Italian
“businessmen”
• ThreeFellas?
• BadFellas?
• GoodFellas?
1990 QUIZ!
• The exciting adventures
of a group of cleverly
disguised martial arts
trained reptiles, fighting
crime, eating pizza and
being mentored by a
Zen-Bhuddhist Rat
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
• Mutant Teenage Ninja Turtles?
• Ninja Mutant Teenage Turtles?
1990 QUIZ!
• A S Byatt?
• John McGahern?
• Beryl Bainbridge?
• Possession
• Amongst Women
• An Awfully Big Adventure
BOOKER PRIZE WINNER
1990?
ECJ JUDGEMENT IN THE
BARBER v GRE CASE
• Different retirement ages for men and women was
deemed to be unlawful sex discrimination in breach
of Article 117 of the Treaty of Rome
• What action did the Trustees take to equalise the
retirement age?
• Did this comply with the Trust Deed and Rules?
HOW DID THE SCHEME DEAL WITH
UNEQUAL RETIREMENT AGES?
GMP EQUALISATION
• What was the name of the hit
single by Sinead O’Connor in
1990?
“Nothing Compares 2U”
1990 QUIZ!
• Women accrue the same GMP as men but over a shorter period, therefore accrual rate is higher
• Women are entitled to receive GMP from 60, men 65 (“GMP Age”) if they leave service before GMP Age, revaluation applies to GMP Age
• Rates of revaluation of GMP are different to rates of increase to GMP in payment– benefits for men and women that were same at date of leaving could be different at retirement age
GMP EQUALISATION
MARTIN CLARKE - PPF
“METHOD TWO”
• The “higher of the
(overall) benefit
payable to two
individuals who are
equal in every
respect except one
is male and the
other female”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BARBER
JUDGEMENT!