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Pensions

Our pensions team has an established reputation for offering pragmatic advice to a range of private and public sector organisations. The field of pensions is constantly evolving, and we use our technical knowledge and commercial acumen to provide clear, solution-driven advice.

Overview

We can help you navigate the increasing complexities and regulatory framework that pensions operate in. Each organisation has different requirements, and we will work with you to understand your unique circumstances and challenges – helping you find a solution aligned to your business goals.

We advise multiple stakeholders, including employers, trustees, insurers, and consultant clients on all aspects of pension law and practice in both the private and public sectors. We can advise on the full range of pension issues, including:

  • The setting up and day-to-day running of trust-based occupational pension schemes, personal pension schemes, life assurance schemes, and private healthcare trusts, including regulatory, compliance, and operational matters
  • Issues arising from participating in, and managing, public service pension schemes
  • Transactions and projects, including the pensions aspects of corporate acquisitions/disposals and restructurings
  • The legal aspects of investment matters and scheme funding, including buy-ins and buy-outs

Above all, clients tell us they value advice that is clear, practical, and helps them respond to emerging issues. Our approach is designed to help you make informed decisions quickly, respond effectively, and achieve your commercial objectives.

Featured experience

National pension schemes

Advising the Scheme Advisory Board for the Firefighters' Pension Scheme

Private trusts

Establishing a private healthcare trust for a global investment bank

Outsourcing

Guiding NHS organisations through the pension implications of outsourcing and Fair Deal requirements

Life assurance scheme

Advising an international insurer on issues linked to its excepted group life assurance scheme

Advisory

Advising a global business on pension benefit changes affecting about 13,000 employees

FAQs

We work with employers, trustees, insurers, and professional advisers across the private and public sectors. Our experience covers a wide range of governance models and scheme structures, enabling us to advise multiple stakeholders with confidence.
We can advise on trust-based occupational pension schemes, public service pension schemes, personal pension schemes, life assurance arrangements, and private healthcare trusts. This includes establishing new schemes and on the legal and operational issues that arise over time.
Yes. We support organisations with the legal and regulatory aspects of running pension schemes day to day, including compliance, governance and responding to changes in legislation or guidance.
We regularly advise organisations involved in public service pension schemes, including on issues linked to outsourcing, workforce change and Fair Deal requirements. Our advice focuses on helping organisations understand their obligations and manage risk effectively.
Pensions law is constantly developing, and each scheme has its own set of circumstances. We combine technical expertise with commercial awareness to provide advice that is practical and unique to your organisation's requirements.

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Jane Marshall

Partner

Manchester

Jane Marshall

Partner

Manchester

+44 (0)161 934 3092

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Rebecca Smith

Partner

Bristol

Rebecca Smith

Partner

Bristol

+44 (0)117 918 2597

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Who we are

Why choose DAC Beachcroft?

We’re a broad-based commercial firm serving a wide range of sectors with a strong heritage in insurance,
health and real estate. We combine excellent legal skills and cutting-edge delivery expertise to design
solutions that fit the needs of our clients – often involving clever uses of technology.

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