At XXIV Old Buildings our pensions barristers are able to deal with both advisory work and contentious disputes. We have experience ranging from Part 8 proceedings to regulatory matters, and due to the strength of our team we are particularly well placed to act in matters which require multi-disciplinary knowledge.
The legal and commercial need has never been stronger for practitioners such as the XXIV Old Buildings team who have in-depth understanding of the interrelationship between pensions and various areas of adjacent specialisms such as insolvency law, company law, and trusts and estates law.
Both the regulatory regime and the overall investment climate mean that specialist advice is essential in relation to issues such as scheme buy-ins and buy-outs, and during an acquisition all parties will need to consider the pensions risks (for example in relation to the employer debt legislation). When issues arise in the context of the history of a scheme’s governance any problem is likely to need a thorough understanding of the legal and trust law duties which arise, as well as associated fiduciary, actuarial, and investment duties
Our specialist pensions barristers act as advocates before all relevant tribunals (the Pension Regulator, the Upper Tribunal, the High Court, Court of Appeal and (previously) the CJEU) as well as in all forms of alternative dispute resolution. We advise and act for Trustees (lay and professional), employers and members, and recent instructions include acting for the Pensions Regulator and the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman.
For more information on our members’ expertise or to discuss a particular matter, please contact us.
