Tax Disputes
United Kingdom
06 October 2025
Baker McKenzie‘s pensions disputes team is experienced in the full range of contentious issues, regularly handling work at the High Court, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court. The team’s expertise includes RPI/CPI matters, regulatory investigations and TPR intervention, dividend payments, scheme valuation, and funding disputes. Arron Slocombe, a practitioner with over twenty years of experience in pensions litigation, heads the team. The group is supported by Jonathan Sharp, a specialist in scheme members’ complaints and Pensions Ombudsman disputes. Other key team members include Jeanette Holland, a pensions restructuring and anti-avoidance issues expert, and Tom McNaughton, experienced in High Court and appeals litigation.
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Testimonials
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- 'An exceptional team which offers a superb combination of commitment, specialist knowledge and strength in depth.'
- 'Jeanette Holland: enormous experience, encyclopaedic legal knowledge, down-to-earth common sense and a delight to work with.'
- 'Tom McNaughton: an incredibly thorough younger partner who combines brilliantly with Jeanette and clearly has learnt a lot from her. Already top flight and destined to be one of the leaders of the profession.'
Key clients
- Atos IT Services UK Limited
Work highlights
Advise global IT company Atos on the first case in the UK to assess the complex rules and statutory funding provisions of the industry-wide Railways Pension Scheme and the interaction with the UK Pensions Regulator.
Practice head
Arron Slocombe
Other key lawyers
Tom McNaughton; Jeanette Holland; Danielle Klinger