Squire Patton Boggs‘ pensions disputes team regularly works with employers, trustees, and members on internal scheme disputes, professional negligence claims, funding disputes, regulatory disputes, and scheme correction and implementation issues. Other areas of expertise include small self-administered schemes, contentious regulatory and fraud matters, pension tax issues, and pension insurance advising. Based in Manchester, the ’highly respected’ practice head Victoria Leigh is particularly experienced in regulatory, scheme funding, and professional negligence issues. Mariyam Harunah routinely acts for representative beneficiaries in Part 8 claims, and trustees in pensions scams, professional negligence, and member complaints.
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‘They have an expertise in UK pension regulation and enforcement procedures of the Pension Regulator.'
'The well-established SPB team is based across Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and London and, unusually, they invariably involve people from more than one office on any individual case, creating a sense of unity and highlights the firm's national standing.’
‘Victoria Leigh - excellent across the board in relation to pensions work. Encyclopaedic knowledge, excellent litigation instincts and a total pleasure to work with. Mariyam Harunah - a rising star who has really impressed with both analytical skills and litigation know-how.’
‘Utterly brilliant across the whole spectrum of pensions law. Excellent legal knowledge, responsive to clients and superb litigators.’
‘Victoria Leigh is simply one of my favourite people to work for. She is clever, hardworking, practical, treats her associates well and is well-liked by the Bar, judiciary, and other firms.'
‘Mariyam Harunah has been helpful, precise and clear throughout, as well as friendly and approachable.'
Key clients
- Member representative of the National Transcommunications Pension Scheme
- Member Representative of the Newell Rubbermaid UK Pension Scheme
- Greater Manchester Pension Fund
- Jaguar Land Rover Pension Schemes
- Pan Sole Trustees Limited
- West Midlands Pension Fund
- Trustees of the Jamal Retirement & Death Benefits Scheme
- Cabot Plastics Pension Plan
Work highlights
Acted for the successful representative member in the Court of Appeal’s landmark decision of Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees II Limited & Ors.
Acted for the representative member in the Newell Rubbermaid UK Pension Scheme case regarding amendment powers and historic scheme amendments.
Acted for the Trustee of the Cabot Plastics Pension Plan in a successful rectification application.
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Practice head
Victoria Leigh
Other key lawyers
Mariyam Harunah