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Pensions – What Every Employment Lawyer Should Know

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Date	25 Jun 2012
Start Time	10am for a 10.30am start
Location	London - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Region	National
Address	Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 27 Sussex Place, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RG
Speaker	Andrew Taggart, Herbert Smith; Claire Southern and Catherine Adamson, Hogan Lovells; Nicholas Squire, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Martin Scott, Mayer Brown International
Topic
Type	General
Duration	1 day
Status	Spaces Available
CPD hours	5

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Event Details

Monday 25 June 2012

10am for a 10.30am start to 4.15pm

Speakers
Andrew Taggart, Herbert Smith
Claire Southern and Catherine Adamson, Hogan Lovells
Nicholas Squire, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Martin Scott, Mayer Brown International

Programme

10.00am
Registration and coffee

10.30am
De-mystifying pensions: a top ten miscellany for employment lawyers
Andrew Taggart, Herbert Smith

The impact of different types of scheme
Hidden liabilities
Key tax issues
Unapproved arrangements and disguised remuneration
The Pensions Regulator - its powers and risks for employers
Section 75: making sure you don't trigger it inadvertently by taking the wrong steps with your employees
Public sector pension issues

12.00pm
Tea/coffee

12.15pm
Auto-enrolment
Claire Southern and Catherine Adamson, Hogan Lovells

What it means
When it will come into force
What you need to know

1.15pm
Lunch

2.00pm
Pensions and TUPE
Nicholas Squire, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
A summary of the latest law, including the implications of the Procter v Gamble case

3.00pm
Tea/coffee

3.15pm
Amending pension entitlements and/or withdrawing pension benefits.
How do you do it and what are the risks?
Martin Scott, Mayer Brown International

4.15pm
Close of course

Catherine Adamson, Associate, Hogan Lovells

Catherine trained at Hogan Lovells and qualified into the pensions group in 2009. Since joining the group, she has advised both trustees and employers of occupational pension schemes on a variety of matters. This includes different types of liability management exercises such as capping pensionable salary and closing schemes to future accrual, larger scale project work and more general day to day queries. She has also assisted on contentious matters before the Pensions Ombudsman and the High Court and has been involved in advising on the pensions aspects of corporate transactions.

Martin Scott, Partner, Mayer Brown International

Martin has extensive experience in the field of pensions law. His practice covers advising buyers and sellers on the pension aspects of sales and purchases of companies. He also advises trustees and employers on establishing, amending, merging and winding up occupational pension schemes. A large part of his practice involves advising on deficit issues and the interpretation of scheme provisions.

Claire Southern, Partner, Hogan Lovells

Claire trained at Lovells and has worked in the pensions group since qualifying in 2002. She acts for a range of corporate and trustee clients advising on all areas of pensions law including the establishment, merger and restructuring of pension arrangements. She also acts on the pensions elements of corporate transactions and outsourcings and has a specialist practice advising on derivative arrangements for pension schemes. Her major clients include Barclays Bank Plc, Mars, PepsiCo and the Trustees of the Cable & Wireless Pension Scheme. Claire is responsible for liaison with the firm's pensions litigation practice and works closely with them on contentious matters.

Nicholas Squire, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Nicholas heads the Employment, Pensions and Benefits practice group. He specialises in both contentious and non-contentious employment law but also advises on a range of employee benefits, share scheme and pensions issues. He has particular experience in employment and related aspects of acquisitions and takeovers, executive remuneration and related contractual arrangements, severance packages for senior executives, trade union and worker representation issues and discrimination law.

Fees

There is a 15% early bird discount until 25 May 2012

Cost until 25 May: £191.25 + VAT

Cost after 25 May: £225 + VAT