Hugh James advises upon both non-contentious and contentious pension matters, regularly providing advice to employers and trustees on complex pension litigation. The contentious pension team has extensive experience dealing with complex High Court pension litigation. Additionally, the team assists a number of ex-military personnel on professional negligence claims which relate to the under settlement of personal injury claims. Louise Price leads the pension team as a whole and heads the non-contentious pension work, specialising in pension and employee benefits work, while Abigail Flanagan heads the contentious pension work.
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Key clients
- Transport for Wales
- The Wallich
- Beacon Cymru Group
- Bangor University
- Swansea County Council
- Wales Council for Voluntary Action
- South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
- Natural Resources Wales
Work highlights
Advising a local authority in its role as administering authority to provide advice and support with its stage 2 internal dispute resolution LGPS appeals.
Advising a charity in relation to its potential liability to its employees who are members of the charity's pension scheme.
Advising on the setting-up of Wales Pension Partnership Investment Management Company, a dedicated entity owned by all eight Welsh Local Government Pension Scheme funds to manage their investments.
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Practice head
Louise Price
Other key lawyers
Abigail Flanagan