Brabners LLP’s Leeds pensions practice advises on a broad range of trustee, employer and transactional matters, including buy-ins, scheme funding, corporate restructurings, public sector pensions, and SIPP and SSAS work. Kim Jones leads the practice, with Nigel Jones bringing further strength in transactional and investment-related pensions matters, while Max Ballad adds extensive experience across advisory work and disputes.
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- Brabners has a really effective pensions team. They combine a strong group of individuals, each of whom brings different skills and experience to provide excellent solutions.
- Kim Jones is great to work with. She has excellent communication skills combined with a detailed knowledge of the law and an insight into how to practically deploy technical solutions to create added value. Nigel Jones is a strong lawyer who combines a pragmatic approach with a detailed knowledge of the technical matters faced by pension schemes. He is a great project manager who ensures that the legal angle is appropriately factored into wider transactions and broader strategies. Max Ballard has an unrivaled technical capability and attention to detail. His skill set is invaluable in supporting pension schemes in achieving successful outcomes.
Key clients
- Trustees of the Andrew Limited Pension and Life Assurance Plan
Work highlights
Advising the trustees of the Andrew Limited Pension and Life Assurance Plan on a ‘buy in’ project which secured the pensions of all 570 scheme members under the terms of a£63m bulk annuity policy with insurer Aviva.
Practice head
Kim Jones
Other key lawyers
Nigel Jones; Max Ballad