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14 February 2023
Categories: Legal News , Profession , Pensions
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LNB NEWS: MoJ issues February 2023 statement on fee-paid judicial litigation

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has issued a statement which provides an update on the work being done by the MoJ to provide pension benefits to eligible judges for fee-paid services. 

Lexis®Library update: This work is in response to the Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment in Dermod Patrick O'Brien v Ministry of Justice, Case C‑432/17 and the Supreme Court’s judgment in Miller and others v Ministry of Justice [2019] UKSC 60. The statement includes a progress report on interim payments and a note that the settlements will be reconciled with entitlements under the Judicial Pensions (Fee Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, expected to come into force on 1 April 2023.

The next update will be provided by 14 April 2023.

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