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Oliver Topping speaks at a webinar on cyber security risks pension schemes face

Partner Oliver Topping speaks about the legal cyber risks for pension schemes, including what legal duties trustees have in reducing risk and managing incidents that arise, the developing regulatory framework from TPR and best practice approaches to take when mapping out roles and responsibilities. Sackers is delighted to be part of this PMI hosted webinar...

Helen Ball looks at the latest value for money developments

In an article for Corporate Adviser, partner Helen Ball takes a closer look at what the government’s new value for money proposals will mean for everyone in the pensions sector. She concedes that...

Sackers maintains top tier rankings in Legal 500

Sackers has retained its top tier rankings for pensions and pensions litigation for another consecutive year in the 2024 edition of Legal 500, published today. Legal 500 2024 describes Sackers as a...

See you in Manchester!

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the PLSA Annual Conference in Manchester between Tuesday 17 and Thursday 19 October. Come and meet the team of Janet Brown, Jacqui Reid, Claire Carey,...

Lucy Swart-Mallet comments on the new TNFD framework in Professional Pensions

Following last week’s long-anticipated Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework, Sackers senior associate Lucy Swart-Mallett comments on what the potential impact could...

Sackers expands its team

Sackers announced today two new appointments – Hugh Gittins as senior counsel and Susan Oakley as associate, taking the total number of qualified lawyers to 66.  Hugh returns to Sackers after 19...

Sackers advises Northern Bank Pension Scheme on its £286m buy-in

Northern Bank Pension Scheme has completed a £286m bulk annuity transaction with M&G subsidiary Prudential Assurance Company as the insurer, securing benefits for 1,917 members of the scheme....

Sackers podcast – The LDI crisis and the Virgin Media case

In the first podcast of a new series, our litigation partners Peter Murphy and James Bingham discuss the impact of the LDI crisis a year on, as well as the recent Virgin Media decision. Both have...

Should pension schemes trace missing members?

In a recent blog published in Employee Benefits, senior associate Sarah Clay looks at issue around missing members, and whether or not trustees are obliged to track them down. You can read...