Our highly-rated pensions group deals with the full range of pensions issues, from day-to-day drafting of documentation to advising businesses and trustees on a wide variety of legal issues. We aim not only to provide first rate legal advice but also to seek practical solutions to problems.
We provide a full range of legal services in relation to pension schemes, as well as providing specialist support on transactions, litigation and insolvency matters. These include:
- advising trustees, employers and scheme administrators on legal issues arising from the operation of schemes
- advising in relation to funding deficits in defined benefit schemes and difficulties arising from the increased costs of financing them
- advising on pension scheme reorganisations, mergers and wind-ups
- advising professional and regulatory bodies, such as the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries
- advising on public/private sector pensions issues
- a substantial pensions litigation practice.
We are actively involved in a number of pensions organisations, including the Association of Pensions Lawyers, the Society of Pensions Consultants and the Pensions Research Accountants Group.
Major clients include Atkins, the Department for Work and Pensions, Faculty and Institute of Actuaries, General Mills, Time Inc and Time Warner.
"immensely experienced partners win plaudits for ‘clarity of advice’, ‘commercial sense and service levels’, on the most challenging demergers, disposals, pension scheme changes and difficult negotiations with trustees"
Legal 500 2007 (Pensions)
"partners Alison Brown and Ian Gault are ‘committed’, ‘attentive’ and ‘seemingly available 24/7’, drawing on long experience of supporting clients who have ‘protracted and challenging’ problems
Legal 500 2007 (Pensions Litigation)
"Clients cite in-depth knowledge, speed of response and a high level of organisation as key skills of this practice"
Chambers UK 2007