Dauds Advisory
Pensions Law
Our multidisciplinary team provides advice on a wide variety of pension matters. We take a practical approach to the needs of employers and pension fund trustees.
With the pensions arena becoming increasingly complex, we ensure clients stay abreast by providing a top-quality service covering the following:
- The practical operation of pension schemes – investment of scheme assets, enforcement of contributions rules obligations, approval of and challenges to amendments to scheme provisions
- The restructuring of pension schemes
- Implementing and improving investment controls
- Disputes with investment managers over their performance
- Assisting and advising on all aspects of the financial operation of schemes, including actuarial, investment and accounting issues
- Advising on pension tax issues
- Advising on the alteration of benefits
- Advising on the role of trustees
- Rectification of scheme deeds and rules
- Securing pensions protection for scheme members in corporate transactions such as corporate reorganisations, and mergers and acquisitions
- Assisting and advising on pension scheme disputes between trustees, employers and members
- Assisting with interpretation of the technical details of new legislation and helping clients absorb all of these changes as quickly and efficiently as possible
- Advising on the impact of insolvencies on pension schemes
- Advising on the legal issues surrounding surpluses and deficits
- Pensions training for trustees, specialists, directors and HR
- Improving pension scheme governance
- Claims against trustees for maladministration and breaches of duty
- The duties of employers
- Legal issues surrounding pension surpluses and deficits
- Management of disputes between trustees, employers and scheme members
- Pensions reform and regulation
- Pensions-related professional negligence claims
- Claims against actuaries, attorneys and other professionals