England - South East • Employment
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP advises a breadth of public and private sector clients, including individuals, insurers, sponsoring employers, staff associations and trustees. Alison Hills leads the team from London and has notable strength in governance, implementing scheme benefit structure changes, in addition to the pension aspects of corporate restructurings. Clare Coley in Guildford advises clients with drafting and amending trust documents.
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- ‘They have extensive knowledge of employment, personal injury, clinical negligence, pensions, and regulatory work. The practice has adapted to post-covid technology changes and offers both face to face and virtual meetings.’
- ‘The partners at the firm have thorough expertise of their fields, they always provide immediate updates should things change.’
Key clients
- Trustees of the Bredero Shaw UK Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme
- Trustees of the Buhler Pension Scheme
- Trustees of the Sortex Final Salary Pension Scheme
- Trustees of the United Road Transport Union 1978 Retirement and Death Benefits Pension Scheme
- Trustees of the United Road Transport Union Pension Scheme
- Haberdashers' Aske's Elstree Schools Ltd
- The Trustees of The Leicestershire Police Federation Medical Scheme
- London & Caledonian Trustees Limited
- Trustees of the Northamptonshire Police Federation Group Insurance Scheme
Work highlights
- Advising the Trustees of a final salary scheme for the employees of a trade union on governance requirements and scheme documentation.
- Advising a multinational infrastructure platform company on their ineffective UK salary sacrifice arrangements.
- Advising the Trustees of a final salary scheme with scheme amendments in preparation for buy-out with an insurer.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alison Hills