McKavney v Serco Group PLC & Ors

Ian Paul McKavney appeared as a litigant in person as the Appellant Richard Hitchcock KC and Naomi Ling (instructed by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP) for the First and Fourth Respondents Hearing date: 19 February 2026 ____________________

i) "Retirement", which must be compulsory for the provisions of Rule 16(2) to be engaged, was defined to mean:

iii) "Employer" was defined as "a Principal Employer, a Participating Subsidiary and (in relation to any period prior to the Transfer Date where the context so requires) a Board".

i) The phrase "Frozen Benefits" was defined in a Deed of Amendment dated 17 October 2003 as "the benefits specified in Rule 17(1) �".

ii) "Employer" had the same definition as the one which applied to Rule 16(2). As in the definition of "Employer", the word "Service" where it was used in Rule 17(1) meant continuous employment with any of the employers under the ESPS.