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Pinsent Masons LLP offers ‘all-around excellent advice and support’ to clients in the banking, oil & gas, energy and public sectors. Ruth Tobias leads the ’knowledgeable, prompt and helpful’ team which excels at advising on the simplification of benefits structures, ensuring clients remain contractually compliant in addition to assisting with data protection issues. Tobias is noted for her work on direct benefit schemes, often advising clients on section 75 obligations, pension sharing orders and flexible apportionment arrangements. Both Ian Gordon and Cameron McCulloch increase the practice's strength in risk management. Amie Bain is adept at handling a wide range of matters relating to defined benefit (DB) schemes.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Ian Gordon is simply the pre-eminent pension lawyer practising in Scotland. He cannot be beaten.'
- 'Alison Shackleton is outcome-focused, keeping the big picture in mind so as to deliver results and is extremely effective in doing so.'
Key clients
- Plumbing & Mechanical Services (UK) Industry Pension Scheme
- Babcock Naval Services Pension Scheme
Work highlights
Advised the trustee of the £2bn Plumbing Pension Scheme on complex and sensitive employer dispute cases.