Jade Murray
Addleshaw GoddardAddleshaw Goddard benefits from its large, highly experienced team, which works across multiple specialist areas, including de-risking issues, complex transactions, SIPPs, SASSs, and more. Rachel Uttley leads the team and heads up the firm’s specialist bulk annuity practice; she also has extensive transactional experience. Jade Murray covers a range of complex and high-profile pension matters and is head of the SIPPs and pension products team. Richard Shelton has extensive experience advising trustees, employers and financial institutions on both advisory and transactional pensions work, while Jonathan Stewart has a particular specialism in DB trustee advisory work.
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Testimonials
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‘The pension partners have complementary skills, and they work well together, calling on each other's expertise. The team supporting them are very competent.’
‘Jade Murray is very thoughtful and understands her client's priorities. She gives considered advice, which she is prepared to explain and discuss. Rachel Uttley gives very clear advice and is very efficient. Andrew Steer is efficient, quick to respond and excellent support for Jade and Rachel.’
‘The team has a great understanding of the industry, its workings and the relevant issues to consider. It makes a huge difference in this particular area to have an adviser who understands the de-risking market and isn't just a general pensions or insurance lawyer advising on a particular transaction. The team's strengths are its responsiveness, pragmatic advice and clear communication style.’
‘Rachel Uttley knows the market very well and is always on hand when needed. We appreciate her collaborative negotiation style, which suits our preferred approach and still gets the best results. Her advice is always commercial and pragmatic but grounded in strong technical expertise.'
- 'We feel we're in safe hands with Adam Lees, especially on the technical side. We value Adam's attention to detail and his responsiveness.’
‘Specialist pensions advisers with an excellent understanding of our businesses.’
'Accessible and knowledgeable.’
Key clients
- Trustee of the Asda Group Pension Scheme
- Pension Insurance Corporation
- Trustee of the Kellogg GB Pension Fund
- Daily Mail & General Trust Plc
- Britvic Plc
- Trustee of the Short Brothers Pension Scheme
- Saga plc
- Trustees of the Ibstock Pension Scheme
- Trustees of the University of Leeds Pension and Assurance Scheme
- Co-operative Group
- Trustee of the Tioxide Pension Fund
- Financial Services Compensation Scheme
- De Beers Plc
- Anglian Water
- FNZ Group
Work highlights
- Advised Co-operative Group Limited on the £4bn buy-in of the Co-operative Pension Scheme (known as Pace).
- Advised IFGL and its subsidiaries Ardan and RL360 on the administration of Hartley Pensions, where the administrator is seeking court permission to extract millions of pounds worth of fees and costs from members' personal pension funds.
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Leading partners
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Rachel Uttley
Addleshaw GoddardPractice head
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Rachel Uttley