David Hosford

Partner

+44(0)118 957 0363

+44(0)7786 266404
DavidHosford@bdbpitmans.com
Location

Reading

Profile

Services

David has nearly 25 years’ experience advising on pension scheme matters including consolidating trust deeds and rules, funding shortfalls, contingent assets, PPF assessment, complex deeds and enhanced transfer values / other liability management.

David has particular expertise in section 75 debt issues, reorganisations, mergers and restructuring.

Recommended in the Ninth Edition of The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom and the Best Lawyers Business Edition for Pensions Practice in London.

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He is calm, pragmatic, responsive and produces clear advice.
Chambers and Partners UK 2021
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Career Highlights

Devising a structure to allow a poorly funded “’orphan” ‘ scheme to successfully enter the PPF and so better secure members’ benefits
Negotiating and implementing a package of contingent assets comprising a guarantee and changes over multiple properties, so giving greater security and reducing the PPF levy
Advice to identify statutory employers and negotiating and implementing flexible apportionment arrangements, thereby facilitating a group re-organisation without any section 75 debt triggered
Helping scheme trustees reject the employer’s debt compromise proposal and implement a viable recovery plan, including a parent company guarantee
Merger of group pension schemes, including to successfully release surplus trapped in the transferring scheme