With a focus on pre-litigation advice and mediation, Norton Rose Fulbright‘s pensions disputes team advises on the full spectrum of matters, from issues related to funding, investments, and scheme construction to benefit provisions, commercial terms of service, data breaches, and professional negligence claims. Practice head Lesley Browning is a market-leader in investigatory and benefit correction matters, advising clients in managing trade unions, and contentious funding negotiations. Other notable practitioners include Shane O’Reilly, a compliance expert in pensions regulatory and legislative regimes.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Strong ability to provide clear and coherent the advice - professional, responsive, dynamic law firm.'

  • ‘Lesley Browning is very experienced and very commercial; she provides her clients with practical commercial solutions. Trusted by clients and has client's best interests at heart.’

  • ‘The team is hugely experienced and sophisticated offering, familiar with the litigation of pension disputes of all sorts. NRF have experience and expertise in all forms of court applications necessary for the administration and management of the biggest pension schemes. They have massive resources available within NRF’s wider commercial litigation team.’

  • ‘Lesley Browning is rare in having experience and knowledge about litigation concerning pension scheme surpluses, which are firmly back in the industry landscape and now a frequent bone of contention. She is bright, measured and commercially astute, and a real asset to any large scheme finding its way in complex commercial scenarios.'

  • 'Shane O’Reilly is excellent – energetic, engaging and engaged. He adds strength in depth to the leadership of the wider Pensions dispute resolution team.'

  • 'Giannis Waymouth is a powerful weapon in their Pensions dispute resolution team. She is hugely intelligent and imaginative and a real force to be reckoned with.’

Practice head

Lesley Browning

Other key lawyers

Shane O'Reilly; Giannis Waymouth