Pensions

As pensions legislation becomes increasingly complex, our dedicated team can help you secure your current and future pension requirements. Whether you are an employer or a trustee, our focus is on protecting your pension interests.

Over the years, our team of experts have helped many trustee boards, parent and subsidiary companies and charities institutions to meet their pensions obligations. And while we are often involved in cutting-edge pensions law, we pride ourselves on our practical, commercially focused and plain speaking advice on the day-to-day management of pension schemes.

Should you need advice on a pensions dispute, our award-winning litigation team - described by Legal 500 as having a "strongly commercial approach married to good disputes management" - can help pursue, defend and settle disputes through mediation, the Pensions Ombudsman, the Financial Ombudsman Service or the courts.

We can help you with:

  • Establishing, amending and winding up pension schemes
  • Negotiating with HMRC and pension regulatory bodies
  • Corporate acquisitions, disposals, mergers and reorganisations
  • Dispute resolution
  • Advising independent trustees and training on responsibilities
  • Negotiating and settling pensions management agreements
  • Investment matters
  • Clearance applications
  • Termination of employment pensions issues
  • Insolvency, administration, liquidation or receivership
  • Scheme mergers and reorganisations and funding requirements
  • Risk and regulatory advice
  • PPP/PFIs and outsourcings pension advice

A really terrific
team

Legal 500 UK 2009

"The kind of top client service that is hard to find"

Chambers UK 2009

"The sheer commitment of Stephenson Harwood is key to its success"

Chambers UK 2010

"Total dedication"

Asia Pacific Legal 500 2009/2010

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