Will has a broad range of in depth experience of the numerous issues that can arise for UK based pension schemes. He has been consistently listed in Chambers UK Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession and the Legal 500. He is described by clients in those publications as providing "high-quality support" and "clear and concise advice" as well as being "personable and proactive" with "an ability to gain the trust of trustees and employers alike".
His work includes providing advice to pension scheme trustees and employers including detailed advice in relation to the tax regime, age discrimination, funding and investments, scheme mergers, scheme closure, liability management, employer debt, buy ins/buy outs and automatic enrolment. In addition to this, Will is often asked to provide trustee training.
Will is also heavily involved in advising companies and lenders on the pensions aspects of the sale and purchase of companies or businesses and has dealt with the full range of issues that can arise in such transactions. This often includes acting for suppliers in public sector outsourcing projects which involve the full range of public to private sector pension issues.
As well as his legal role, Will is involved in the department's independent pension trustee companies. He therefore has experience of the decisions that trustees need to make as well as practical knowledge of the day to day administration of running ongoing schemes, and schemes which are winding up (including those qualified for the Financial Assistance Scheme or the Pension Protection Fund).
