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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- ‘Suzanne Duff has very extensive knowledge of the sector as well as a lot of contacts. Her knowledge is second to none, and she takes a very commercial approach to matters wherever possible.'
- ‘Expert advice from a team which makes the complex world of pensions law straightforward. No-nonsense opinions in a world where you want your advisors to advise!’
Key clients
- Broadacres Housing Association
- Procter & Gamble
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