Patrick Kennedy > Gateley Legal > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Gateley Legal Offices
SHIP CANAL HOUSE
98 KING STREET
MANCHESTER
M2 4WU
England
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Patrick Kennedy
Work Department
Pensions.
Position
Patrick is a partner in the pensions team as well as a director and founder of Entrust, a leading professional pension trustee company.
He has overseen Entrust develop into a global business helping inward investors in more than 20 countries worldwide manage legacy defined benefit scheme liability aspects of their UK operations. Patrick has helped to develop Entrust’s comprehensive services platform for businesses seeking to reduce the time and money spent looking after their defined benefit schemes. He has worked on sole trustee appointments and co-trustee cases, including as Chair of trustees. Patrick has succeeded in challenging negotiations, assisted employers to break free from outdated scheme structures and brought a leading industry wide scheme for over 200 employers to a successful conclusion.
Memberships
Association of Pension Lawyers.
Leisure
Patrick’s collection of vintage mandolins includes Celtic, acoustic and Neapolitan instruments. He enjoys playing both mandolin and piano and writing speeches for public occasions. His sporting interests include triathlon, half marathons and playing football. He supports the breed societies associated with the Pyrenean Mountain Dog, Pyrenean Mastiff and Swedish Vallhunds.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Employment > Pensions
(Leading individuals)Gateley Legal provides services to pension schemes at the middle and smaller end of the market with expertise in the development of pension bonds. Patrick Kennedy heads the practice and works on sole trustee appointments and co-trustee cases. Stuart Evans is well-versed in drafting pension scheme deeds and advising employers and trustees of occupational pension schemes. Sarah Sabin is experienced in professional negligence issues and rectification of pension scheme documentation.
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- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Employment > Employment
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
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- Employment > Pensions
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