Bad Description of Pension Terms - Small Print Rules

Pension Scheme - Misleading Information from Employer Lawful
Steria Ltd and others v Hutchison and others
[2006] EWCA Civ 1551
CA
24 November 2006
Reported w/c 5 February 2007
Daily Law Notes Summary
An employers pension handbook stated that retirement at 62
without penalty was available in certain circumstances subject to
small print exclusions about the consent of the pension fund
trustees.  The Pension Ombudsman said the exclusions were not
effective and could not be relied on.  The Court of Appeal
disagreed saying that the small print was unambiguous and was
binding on the employee.