Acting for trustees, providers, insurers, and sponsoring employers, Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP‘s pension team advises some of the UK’s largest companies. The team is noted for its focus on the public and voluntary sector, has close links to regulatory bodies, and also offers contentious pensions experience. Martin Poore leads the wider team from Newcastle, while other key contacts include Tracy Walsh and Suzanne Duff.
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Testimonials
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- 'Seamless. Our direct involvement is almost always with the partner, who I am sure will use members of her team to complete any detailed work required. This is always done without the need to refer back to me, making the single point of contact extremely efficient and a great time saver for me.'
- ‘Tracy Walsh is the expert in this field, with a team that supports the best decisions for employers, funds, and employees.’
Key clients
- Broadacres Housing Association Procter & Gamble Taylor Wimpey UK Limited Trustees of the RM Pension Scheme Limited Trustees of the Perivale Gütermann Pension and Life Assurance Scheme Royal Masonic Benevolent Institute Somerset Wildlife Trust Pocklington School Everyturn Trustees of the Lincolnshire Co-operative Pension Scheme K H One West Lancashire Borough Council Doncaster City Council Renewable Energy Systems Dogs Trust Accent Housing BBC Children in Need Tower Transit Aysgarth School Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust IBM United Kingdom Limited Northern Powergrid (North East) plc Trustee of the VA Tech UK Pension Scheme Trustees of the House of Hardy Pension Scheme Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) Trustees of the Raleigh Pension Scheme Trustees of the Perivale Gütermann Pension and Life Assurance Scheme Trustees of the Newcastle Building Society Pension & Assurance Scheme
Work highlights
Advise the Trustees of the British Red Cross Pension Fund (UK Fund) and the Scottish Branch, British Red Cross Society Retirement Benefits Scheme (Scottish Scheme) on the buy-out and wind-up of both schemes, including how to allocate a funding surplus between the scheme members and the Society.
Practice head
Martin Poore
Other key lawyers
Suzanne Duff; Tracy Walsh