United Kingdom - Wales • Employment

Blake Morgan LLP

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Working on a standalone basis, as well as alongside other complementary practice areas, including corporate/commercial and employment, Blake Morgan LLP's Cardiff-based pensions team advises employers and trustees across a range of advisory work, as well as in the context of corporate transactions. 'Focused and responsive' legal director Gillian McCue provides 'very accurate advice', particularly on public and third sector-related pensions matters, where she is able to leverage the firm's overarching understanding of the unique challenges facing clients in the space including health and social care entities and further education providers. Splitting his time between London and Cardiff, Ron Burgess regularly advises trustees on their ongoing fiduciary duties associated with running private sector pension schemes.

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  • 'Gillian McCue is bright, very focussed and responsive - she provides accurate advice.'

Key clients

  • NHS England
  • Welsh Government
  • Reading Borough Council
  • Cardiff Metropolitan University
  • Mous Products
  • Michael Weinig (UK) Limited 1990 Pension Scheme
  • BSN Social Care Limited
  • Trivallis Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised a Wales-based engineering company on pensions buy-in insurance contract with JUST Retirement Limited.
  • Providing pensions advice to a theatre and entertainment provider on the takeover of a Welsh theatre venue.
  • Advising a social housing provider on withdrawing from the Local Government Pension Scheme and making changes to its other pension arrangements.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Next Generation Partners

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ron Burgess

Other key lawyers

Rupert Graham-Evans, Gillian McCue