Singapore Airlines Ltd & anr v Buck Consultants Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1542

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | January/February 2013 #126

Singapore Airlines Ltd (SA) brought proceedings against Buck Consultants Ltd (BC) alleging negligence in the drafting by BC of a revised version of the rules of SA’s pension scheme (scheme). A preliminary issue was tried concerning the meaning of ‘earnings’ for the purposes of the scheme. That preliminary issue had to be resolved for the purposes of SA’s negligence claim against BC. However, BC had also been appointed by the court to represent the interests of the members of the scheme on the preliminary issue.

Four issues were appealed by SA. Only Issue 4 ...