Pensions
Reducing risks, controlling costs and generating savings for our clients are fundamental to what we do.
Sectors and ServicesWhether you’re seeking to comply with discrimination legislation, governance standards, undertaking M&A or restructuring your scheme we offer pragmatic, robust and clear pensions advice.
Our comprehensive range of services for employers and trustees is provided with a focus on meeting your commercial objectives and fiduciary obligations.
We can advise on:
- Schemes: DB, DC, CARE, EFRBs, Hybrid, Master Trusts, QROPS, SIPPs, SSASs
- Corporate transactions: due diligence, pensions warranties and agreements, clearance applications
- Discrimination: equalisation in documentation, legislative advice, benefits for same sex couples and family leave impact
- Documentation: all your documentation needs in plain English from deeds and rules to trusts
- Funding: documenting arrangements, contingent assets, de-risking, buy-outs and buy-ins, risk insurance, administration and investment management agreements
- GDPR guidance for pension scheme trustees
- Governance: legal and regulatory compliance, employer and trustee powers and duties
- Litigation: contentious proceedings, pension scheme claims, professional negligence claims and mediations, pensions and Financial Ombudsman complaints
- Pensions Protection Fund: PPF entry and levy reduction
- Restructuring: group re-organisations, closure to accrual, merging schemes, winding up, transfers, CARE sections, section 75 debt issues, clearance applications
- Unions pensions: specialist unions pensions advisory services
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Pensions brochure File size: 871.00 KB
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GDPR guidance for trustees of pension schemes File size: 126.83 KB
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""They are a quality firm with good ability and reach.
Chambers and Partners UK 2021
They are very user friendly and keep everything simple (where possible). I cannot think of any weaknesses.
Legal 500 UK 2021
A small but growing pensions team. My schemes are relatively small but they give a large-scheme service. Have a broad range of pension skills and able to draw on the wider firm for non-pension related business.
Legal 500 UK 2021
The practice is very approachable and have a good understanding of our requirements. They pitch their advice at a suitable level and provide clear explanations on the more technical issues. They interact well with us and liaise with other legal firms on our behalf in a very professional manner. Their team has been able to support us on a variety of issues in a seamless manner.
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Very professional and provide excellent quality work.
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