Offshore Britain - Isle Of Man

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Insurance and pensions

Keystone Law

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With support from the firm’s litigators and employment lawyers, Keystone Law are able to provide a full-service offering across insurance, pensions and incentives domestically and internationally. Ben Hughes is a ‘technically without challenge’ pensions specialist with extensive experience in occupational and personal pension schemes while also providing legal counsel on major corporate transactions concerning pensions schemes. He is supported by William Margot, who handles various regulatory matters on the Isle of Man and beyond.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Ben Hughes is technically without challenge on Manx pension law and regulations.’

  • ‘Ben Hughes was pragmatic in the advice provided and in his communications. He always set out clearly the decisions that needed to be taken and the risk of a particular decision.’

Key clients

  • Bank of Ireland
  • Trustees of the Steam Packet Company Limited Staff Pension Fund
  • BRAL Trustees (IOM) Limited
  • Boal & Co (Pensions) Limited

Work highlights

  • Advising the trustee of the British Regional Airlines Group Pension Scheme on all aspects of the winding up and insured buy-out of the scheme following the collapse of Flybe Limited.
  • Acts as general Isle of Man legal counsel to the trustees of the Steam Packet Company Limited Staff Pension Fund.
  • Advised the trustee in respect of the negotiation and completion of a complex winding up and insured buy-out of the Bank’s Isle of Man occupational pension scheme.

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Ben Hughes

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Ben has advised on pensions and employee benefits for fifteen years. He has a broad range of experience in occupational and personal pension schemes, both domestic and international. Ben provides legal counsel on corporate transactions as well as the establishment, maintenance, restructuring, and insolvency of pension schemes. His clients include major multinationals and publicly listed corporations, insurers, banks, pension providers, and leading UK and American law firms as well as the Isle of Man Government.

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Ben Hughes, William Margot

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