Year: 2023

Find out what’s happening at Sackers. Our News section provides information about recent work, press comment and media coverage, and what our people are doing.

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Financial guidance for the DC generation

Today’s generation of DC pension savers are faced with a myriad of tough decisions when planning for retirement, often without any support. A lack of readily available mainstream education on pensions means that many people are still...

Liam Goulding shortlisted for Rising Star of the Year Award

We are delighted that senior associate Liam Goulding has been shortlisted for the prestigious Rising Star of the Year Award, at the 2023 Professional Pensions Rising Star Awards. The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on 16...

Sackers announces bumper crop of new promotions

Sackers today announced its 2023 promotions: Oliver Topping and Kirsty Pake have been promoted to partner; Emily Rowley to associate director; and Charlotte Bailey, George Carr, Sarah Clay, Amy Difford, Andrew Harper, Bethan Rowlands, Sam...

Sackers wins the treble

Sackers picked up its third pension law firm of the year award at the 2023 Corporate Adviser Awards in London. This win follows a string of wins earlier in the year with Sackers also taking home Pensions Law Firm of the Year at the 2023...

Sackers advises on £1.8bn buy-in for United Utilities pension schemes

The Trustees of two pension schemes sponsored by United Utilities, the United Utilities Pension Scheme and the United Utilities PLC Group of the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme, have completed a £1.8bn buy-in with Legal & General....

Sackers shortlisted in two categories for Women in Pensions 2023 awards

We are delighted that partner Jacqui Reid has been shortlisted in the prestigious ‘Lawyer of the Year’ category at this year’s Women in Pensions Awards, which will be hosted by Professional Pensions on 16 November. Jacqui is...

Chancellor announces avalanche of pensions developments

The Chancellor Jeremey Hunt’s Mansion House speech took place last night, with the changes announced being guided by three golden rules, including seeking to secure the best possible outcomes for pension savers. Partner Helen Ball...

Sackers wins Best Pensions Law Firm

Sackers took away the award for Best Pensions Law Firm for the second year in a row at the Corporate Adviser 2023 Awards at the London Marriott Hotel. The awards reflect the work done by advisers, consultants, providers and other...

Stuart O’Brien comments on ESG reporting regime in The Times

As the rules and disclosure requirements around ESG and climate change become ever more onerous for pension trustees, partner Stuart O’Brien warns in The Times that the volume of guidance around how to comply with them could prove more...