Pensions Disputes advice

Acting for Gleeds UK and the Trustees of the Gleeds Group Pension Scheme in a multi-million pound High Court claim against their former advisers. This claim was one of the largest professional negligence cases before the courts in England.

Advising the PPF-appointed Professional Trustee in a claim against a leading pensions consultancy and leading international law firm due to errors committed in the closure of a defined benefit scheme to future accrual, as well as in implementing other scheme changes.

Representing the Trustee of the Honda Pension Scheme in a claim in the High Court and Court of Appeal, and the compromise of that claim. Working alongside the scheme actuary and administrators to implement compromise benefits.

Advising the members in the landmark case of Univar v Smith, the first contested rectification in 8 years and the first to hear argument on the implications of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Four Seasons v GLAS trust.

Acting for the affected members of the Safeway Pension Scheme in a case which attracted industry-wide interest, and concerned the construction of the Scheme’s power of amendment and the interaction of EU law (Article 119) and domestic law. This was the largest equalisation case ever to come before the courts and raised important issues as to the interrelation of UK and EU law in the context of equalisation of retirement ages.

Advising multiple trustees on administration errors, benefit rectification and tax implications.

Advising trustees and employers on forfeiture, surrender, benefit rectification issues and tax implications in this context.

Representing two local authorities in the Local Government Pension Scheme as Interested Parties in judicial review proceedings concerning a contractor’s right to receive an 'exit credit' on exiting an LGPS pension fund.

Acting for the trustees of the Silentnight Pension Scheme in defending a judicial review claim that arose during the course of regulatory proceedings.