Pensions Ombudsman to restart Carey Pensions claim investigations

Had previously put on hold

Sophie King
clock • 5 min read

The Pensions Ombudsman has confirmed it will reopen its investigations into Carey Pensions claims following the Court of Appeal's latest ruling against the SIPP operator.

Last week (1 April), the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Russell Adams and against his self-invested personal pension (SIPP) operator Options Personal Pensions, formerly Carey Pensions, in their long-running legal dispute.  Now, the Pensions Ombudsman has told Professional Adviser it will continue its investigations into its Carey Pensions claims which were previously on hold pending the outcome of the case. A spokesperson for the Pensions Ombudsman said: "We put all our Carey cases on hold when this matter first went to court and even when the High Court held in Carey's favour...

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