Led by Ele Lovering, the full-service pensions practice at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP in Manchester ‘can get to the heart of an issue to deliver pragmatic advice and workable solutions’. The group acts for employers, pension schemes, public authorities, and insurers, and has a ‘good range of expertise’ that spans both the private and public sectors, pensions insurance, and pensions investment. It is also experienced in handling international matters. The group includes general pensions practitioner Simon Daniel, who has expertise advising clients on asset investment decisions, investment governance and disclosure issues, and pension bulk annuity transactions, and Charmian Johnson, who advises employers and trustees on the full range of pensions provision with a particular specialism in international benefits. Another notable practitioner is newly promoted partner Amanda Small, who ‘provides great in-house experience’ across a broad range of defined benefit and defined contribution arrangements.
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‘Good range of expertise.’
‘The team are great at dealing with routine business with minimal fuss in a cost-effective and timely manner. However, they also shine when more complex matters present themselves, and can get to the heart of an issue to deliver pragmatic advice and workable solutions.’
‘Ele Lovering and Helen May both provide exceptional support. ’
‘Experienced lawyers who make a complex topic easier to understand for the layman.’
‘Ele Lovering takes a practical, commercial view for the trustee to consider.'
- 'Amanda Small provides great in-house experience and informs on what the trustee needs to make decisions efficiently.’
‘Highly experienced pension practitioners.’
‘Good knowledge and understanding of our scheme. A willingness to discuss issues and to provide concise advice to trustees.’
Key clients
- CF Fertilisers UK Limited
- ABB Limited Pension Scheme
- MSD Animal Health Pension Scheme
- Cooperative Group pension schemes
- Joy Global Industries Pension Scheme
- Electricity North West Limited
- Carlsberg UK Limited Pension Scheme
- INEOS pension schemes
- BOC Retirement Benefits Scheme
- Comet Pension Scheme
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Practice head
Ele Lovering
Other key lawyers
Simon Daniel; Charmian Johnson; Amanda Small; Helen May