Published: Thursday, 17th July, 2008 12:50
Lindsay drops civil court claim
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CONTROVERSIAL former East Lothian Council chief executive John Lindsay has dropped legal proceedings against the authority’s pension fund administrators, the Courier understands.
Mr Lindsay, whose retirement last year plunged the council into crisis, had raised a petition at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
His claim, against Lothian Pension Fund, is understood to have alleged that pay due to him had not been included in calculating his reported £55,000 per year pension.
The respondent in the case was City of Edinburgh Council, which administers the Lothian Pension Fund on behalf of local authorities in the Lothians.
Mr Lindsay is believed to have withdrawn his claim shortly before the first hearing was due to take place, last month.
He officially left his post on September 30, without a proposed £149,000 golden handshake that had been agreed with the previous Labour-led council as part of Mr Lindsay’s early retirement deal.
A council statement at the time said he left with his pension rights unaffected.
It had been claimed by the previous administration that Mr Lindsay’s early retirement, together with a merger of the departments, would save the council £400,000 over four years.
But the SNP/Lib-Dem administration subsequently overturned that decision after taking office and accepted legal advice not to grant the ex-gratia payment. Mr Lindsay could not be reached for comment.
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