Pensions
UK Guide 2025 : The South
Band 2
About
Provided by Stevens & Bolton LLP
Our pensions practice covers the full range of pension advice in recognition of the differing needs of clients in an evolving arena.
Typical services include advising on:
• Liability reduction in relation to defined benefit schemes
• Automatic enrolment and compliance with the new employer duties
• Scheme governance and investment duties in relation to defined benefit and defined contribution schemes
• The day-to-day running of occupational defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes and preparing related deeds
• Pensions-related claims and disputes, including internal dispute resolution, pensions ombudsman claims and court proceedings
• Scheme funding and the statutory funding regime
• The Pension Protection Fund and contingent assets
• The pensions elements in corporate transactions, including the Pensions Regulator’s anti-avoidance powers and statutory debts
• Buy-out and winding-up of pension schemes
Chambers Review
Stevens & Bolton regularly advises clients across a variety of pensions matters, ranging from day-to-day scheme management to corporate transactions. The team is recommended for advising both trustees and employers on pension schemes. It is also particularly well established in supporting clients within the energy sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is always very quick to respond to our queries."
"Stevens & Bolton have an understanding of the task and efficiently complete it."
"The lawyers provide good response levels."
"The team is always very quick to respond to our queries."
"Stevens & Bolton have an understanding of the task and efficiently complete it."
"The lawyers provide good response levels."
Notable Practitioners
Andy Williams leads the pensions practice at Stevens & Bolton. He advises employers and trustees on a range of pensions issues such as scheme closures and mergers.
"Andy Williams is good to work with and gives practical advice."
"He is really clear in his advice. He is pragmatic and commercially minded. Andy doesn't just recite the law; he gives you options and talks you through them."