Kate Buckham > Wrigleys Solicitors LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
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3rd Floor
3 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
England
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Kate Buckham
Work Department
Pensions
Position
Partner
Career
Kate advises on all aspects of pensions law.
Kate’s clients typically include the trustees of small and medium sized occupational pension schemes whom she supports on a range of queries arising from the day-to-day administration of their schemes including the journey to buy-out and winding up. Kate also advises employers in the voluntary and not for profit sectors, particularly in connection with the management of pension liabilities arising on incorporation, merger or other reorganisation, and the outsourcing of public sector services (where participation in a public sector pension scheme may be required).
Kate has a specialist interest in DC bulk transfers and is frequently instructed to advise on the transfer of DC assets to master trust schemes including prefunding agreements.
Kate is a partner and co-head of the pensions team. She trained with international law firm, Baker McKenzie, joining its pensions team on qualification in 2004. Kate subsequently relocated to Yorkshire and joined Wrigleys in 2017.
Memberships
Kate is a member of the Association of Pension Lawyers.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Employment > Pensions
Wrigleys Solicitors LLP employs its expertise in trusts to advise the trustees of small and mid-sized private funds, and is particularly active in the not-for-profit space where the work frequently intersects with the public sector. Kate Buckham co-heads the team in Leeds, working alongside the firm’s charity’s practice to provide comprehensive assistance to non-profit organisations. Co-head Louise Edwards focusses on liability management and the winding up of schemes, while Helen Woodford chairs the team in its expanding public sector work.