Led by David Gallagher, Fieldfisher’s pensions team advises across a wide range of sectors including in electricity to road transport, university to utilities. In doing so, the practice handles a mix of liability management projects, insurer buy-ins, and master trust transfers. Having recently been appointed as Chair of the Association of Pensions Lawyers, Gallagher advises a number of domestic and international schemes, and is particularly known for his electricity industry experience within the energy and natural resources sectors. Michael Calvert advises on pension aspects of corporate transactions and restructurings, with Jeremy Harris and Andrew Patten being other key contacts. Associate Katie Whelan is another integral part of the team.
Key clients
- Trustees of the Sibelco UK Occupational Pension Scheme
- Trustees of the Cooper Consolidated Pension Plan
- Trustees of the MTL Instruments Group Pension Scheme
- Electricity Pensions Trustee Limited
- Trustees of the Family Assurance pension schemes
- Trustees of the Power Generation Pension Scheme
- Trustees of various pension schemes sponsored by Arriva PLC
- Trustees of the Beazley Furlonge Limited Pension Scheme
Work highlights
- Acting for a representative beneficiary (Book Club Associates Pension Scheme) in relation to a dispute as to whether benefits were properly equalised in the 1990s and the validity of certain amending documents. The firm is currently at the advanced stages of this long-running litigation, having had preliminary hearings in the High Court in 2013.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Gallagher