ALEXANDER & Ors (Scottish Solicitors Staff Pension Fund) AGAINST MARSHALL ROSS & MUNRO [2018] ScotCS CSOH_1 (05 January 2018)

ALEXANDER & Ors (Scottish Solicitors Staff Pension Fund) AGAINST MARSHALL ROSS & MUNRO [2018] ScotCS CSOH_1 (05 January 2018)

The court held that the trustees acted within the powers conferred by the trust deed and rules, and there was no breach of duty established by the applicants.

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Citation
[2018] ScotCS CSOH_1
Parties
Applicant: Susan Alexander; Applicant: Robert Fife; Applicant: Audrey Hendry; Applicant: Robert Henderson; Applicant: Brenda Scott; Respondent: Marshall & Ross Munro; Respondent: Charles J Bow; Respondent: Patricia E Grzybek
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
05 January 2018
Procedural Posture
Civil / Court of Session Outer House, Opinion
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Pension Fund Administration, Trustee Duties, Interpretation of Trust Deed
Pensions Trusts Pension Fund Administration Trustee Duties Interpretation of Trust Deed

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Parties

Susan Alexander

Applicant

Robert Fife

Applicant

Audrey Hendry

Applicant

Robert Henderson

Applicant

Brenda Scott

Applicant

Marshall & Ross Munro

Respondent

Charles J Bow

Respondent

Patricia E Grzybek

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil / Court of Session Outer House, Opinion

  1. 1 Whether the trustees acted in accordance with the trust deed and rules of the Scottish Solicitors Staff Pension Fund
  2. 2 Whether the respondents breached their duties as trustees

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that the trustees acted within the powers conferred by the trust deed and rules, and there was no breach of duty established by the applicants.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • The petition is dismissed.
  • No order as to expenses.