Squire Patton Boggs
Squire Patton Boggs‘ pensions litigation practice is experienced in dealing with trustees, employers, and scheme members, and is adept at assisting large schemes such as the Jaguar Land Rover Pension Scheme and Thames Water Pension Trustees Limited. The team is led by Manchester-based practitioner Victoria Leigh, who is recommended for her work in public sector pensions. Other work the practice carries out includes risk management; regulatory proceedings, an area in which Jason Blakey is recommended; contentious issues at the juncture of pensions and tax; professional negligence cases; and construction and rectification issues. The practice has noteworthy abilities handling small, self-administered schemes.
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Key clients
- Jaguar Land Rover Pension Scheme
- Greater Manchester Pension Fund
- Representative Beneficiary of the National Transcommunications Limited Pensions Plan
- James Cropper Plc
- Representative Beneficiary of the Newell Rubbermaid UK Pension Scheme
- Thames Water Pension Trustees Limited
- Representative Beneficiary of the Humberclyde Pension Scheme
- Trustees of the Lendlease UK Pension Scheme
- Adecco UK Limited
- Trustees of the Cabot Plastics Pension Plan
Work highlights
- Advised the representative beneficiary of the Newell Rubbermaid Pension Scheme as to the validity of the transfer in 1991 of benefits of members who were under 45 from the final salary section to a money purchase section and/or whether they were unlawfully discriminated against on the grounds of age.
- Acted for James Cropper Plc and Entrust Limited in a professional negligence claim against Aviva relating to a failure to provide competent advice and services in connection with the intended equalisation of the normal retirement dates.
- Advised the representative beneficiary of the National Transcommunications Limited Pension Plan in proceedings to determine the effectiveness of amendments to Plan Rules in the absence of an actuarial confirmation required under s37 Pension Schemes Act 1993.
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Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Victoria Leigh