Barrister who has a litigation and advisory practice concentrating on financial and private client disputes, most notably pensions, financial services and trusts. A substantial proportion of his practice also involves advising on and acting in liability and negligence disputes involving professionals. As well as representing some of the highest profile pension schemes in the UK and several major life insurers, he acts regularly for The Pensions Regulator. He has been heavily involved in advising on, and appearing in cases relating to, various provisions of the Pensions Act 2004, and also has extensive experience of advising and litigating on various public sector and industry-wide pension schemes. He has advised the Royal Bank of Scotland in connection with its successful recovery of pension benefits from Sir Fred Goodwin. He has also advised the Department of Work and Pensions on the age discrimination regulations, and has recently advised the senior UK judiciary on the effect of the reforms to public sector pensions on the judicial pension schemes. He regularly acts in contentious private and commercial trust disputes both in the UK and overseas, particularly Jersey and the Caribbean, involving disputes concerning the role of protectors, claims by beneficiaries and the role and duties of trustees.

Called 1991; QC 2009.

Association of Pension Lawyers; Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists

Downing College, Cambridge (MA First Class Hons); Harvard Law School (LLM).