Irwin Mitchell's pensions practice supports employers, trustees, and individuals across all pension-related matters, bringing expertise in pension tax, governance, and risk management. In addition to working on group life assurance arrangements and scheme management issues, the team supports the firm’s wider private wealth and tax specialists to provide advice to high-net-worth individuals. The group is jointly led by Penny Cogher, who is frequently instructed to advise on all aspects of DB and DC schemes, and Martin Jenkins, who focuses his work on benefit review and de-risking.
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  • The supportive approach to client issues drives effective solutions.
  • Penny Cogher is a particular pleasure to work with at Irwin Mitchell. She always responds quickly, communicates very clearly, giving helpful explanations and rationale, and is happy to provide a commercial as well as a legal opinion.

Key clients

  • MetLife Group Master Trust
  • Unum
Practice head

Penny Cogher; Martin Jenkins