The Manchester-based team at CMS is formed of practitioners who harness ‘top-end talent’, according to clients. The team advises trustees of pension plans across the variety of industry sectors in high-value matters, from day-to-day advisory work, to advising on scheme mergers, surplus issues, asset-backed funding arrangements and restructurings. Alexandra Tomlinson is well-equipped to advise on the running of schemes, and is also experienced handling contentious cases. Team lead Tim Green is ’at the top of his game’ and is well-placed to handle pensions matters in both advisory and contentious contexts.
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‘Tim Green is really building a strong team in the North West and delivering great service.’
‘Tim Green is able to think around a problem and to deliver great advice. Alexandra Tomlinson is strong in the litigation arena - she's one to watch.’
‘The unique communication and interpersonal skills of pensions machine, Tim Green stands out.’
‘Tim Green is a pensions machine, omnipresent in the pensions industry.’
‘An excellent team with top-end talent and unrivalled presence in the North.’
‘Tim Green is on top of his game. An excellent lawyer able to drive his team and its litigation. He can identify novel solutions that meet the clients' needs. He is terrific and has moved mountains.’
‘CMS is a full service provider of pensions legal advice. It is well staffed with extremely capable, knowledgeable and experienced individuals. It provides us with specific and general legal advice, alongside trustee training in a variety of formats.’
‘We have great confidence in the CMS team that advises us - Tim Green and Alexandra Tomlinson. The team is very proactive and always provides detailed legal advice, tailored to meet our needs and explains it in a way that makes it easy to understand. They are very personable, easy to work with and are a good cultural fit with our board of trustees.’
Key clients
- Trustee of the Motor Industry Pension Plan
- Trustee of the British Tourist Boards’ Staff Pension and Life Assurance Scheme
- Trustee of the University of Manchester Superannuation Scheme
- Trustee of the ASD Retirement Benefits Scheme
- Trustee of the Fujifilm Electronic Imaging Pension Plan
- Trustee of the Nottingham City Transport Pension Scheme
- Trustee of the Marlowe Holdings Limited DC Pension Scheme
- Trustee of the Newbury Investments DC Pension Scheme
- Trustees of the Bank of Baroda (1976) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme
- Board of the Pension Protection Fund
- Trustee of the Scottish Solicitors’ Staff Pension Fund
- Trustee of the Napier Brown Retirement Benefit Plan
- Trustee of the Chamberlin & Hill Staff Pension and Life Assurance Scheme
- Trustee of the F R Shadbolt & Sons Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme
- Trustee of the J G Windows Limited Pension Fund
- Trustee of the Communisis Pension Plan
- Trustee of the MacKays Stores Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme
- Trustee of the Parker Hannifin Pension & Death Benefit Plan
- TPT Retirement Solutions
- Trustee of the Broadbent (1983) Pension Plan
Work highlights
Advising the trustee of the Munro & Miller Fittings Ltd RBS in relation to enforcement of a parent company guarantee following sponsor insolvency.
Advising the Trustee of the Motor Industry Pension Plan in relation to winding up sections, multi-tranche buy-ins, PPF assessment periods, statutory debts and multiple Part 8 court applications.
Advising the Trustee of the University of Manchester Superannuation Scheme in relation to a consolidated trust deed and rules following several scheme mergers.
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Practice head
Tim Green
Other key lawyers
Alexandra Tomlinson; Gerard Cole