Northern Irish High Court: a) refuses declaration that co-operative society's liability to contribute to pension scheme would terminate on determination of future accrual of pension; and b) refuses judicial review of introduction of new pension regulations without consultation.
Pensions - co-operative society - whether ceasing accrual of pension benefits would bring to an end plaintiff's liability to contribute to scheme - Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 - construction of statute - introduction of new regulations without consultation or regulatory impact assessment - Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 - whether agreement would cease to have effect if there were a cessation of accrual in respect of active employees.