Tax
United Kingdom
13 October 2025
Specialising in pensions fraud matters, company restructuring, auto-enrolment and resolving related obligations, and assisting clients before regulatory bodies, Taylor Wessing LLP‘s pensions disputes team has deep experience advising professional trustees. Mark Smith, who leads the team, advises FTSE 100 companies, public sector bodies, and charities. Other standout practitioners include Anna Taylor.
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Testimonials
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'The practice and the team has worked diligently and tirelessly to guide us through the labyrinth of implications from this case.’
‘The team has risen to the challenges we have faced as a pension scheme. They have always been available to respond to our enquiries - they treat our enquiries as important and respond expeditiously.'
‘Creative thinkers, very thorough, and provide persuasive arguments.’
‘Mark Smith is very intelligent, thorough in his analysis, but pragmatic in his approach.’
Work highlights
Advised the trustees of a number of pension schemes about possible claims arising out of concerns over the validity of various deeds amending the schemes, as a result of the possible absence of required actuarial confirmations.
Advised a number of companies in relation to breaches of the auto enrolment requirements, underpaid pension contributions and possible uses of power by The Pensions Regulator.
Advised the trustee of a large pension scheme in connection with a possible use of powers by The Pensions Regulator in relation to the refinancing of an employer group.
Practice head
Mark Smith
Other key lawyers
Anna Taylor