Bevan Brittan is one of the few law firms in the UK with recognised expertise both in private sector pensions law as well as the major public sector pension schemes.
Our service covers the whole range of pensions issues, including statutory compliance and advice on best practice. We regularly advise on the interpretation of existing rules and the extent of Trustees’ powers, legal reviews in relation to statutory changes and scheme closures. In more recent times, we have been advising on the employers' covenant in light of the credit crunch.
We provide a scheme documentation service to help companies and trustees ensure that their pension schemes comply with the ongoing requirements of the legislation, the Pensions Regulator and HMRC.
We can support you on:
- group reorganisation
- scheme booklets and general members' communications
- pensions disputes through the Pension Ombudsman
- scheme mergers and demergers
- closing schemes to future accrual of benefits
- conflicts of interest for trustees and company trustee directors
- age discrimination and other discrimination issues
- winding up of schemes
For company transactions such as M&A, outsourcing and partnering (including creation of JV vehicles), we can provide full support, covering advice on drafting and negotiating warranties and indemnities and where there is a deficit in the scheme negotiating with the Pension Regulator. We can also review documents such as Investment Management Agreements for compliance purposes.