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About
Provided by Jonathan Hazlett
Practice Areas
Pensions advisory
Pensions disputes
Dispute resolution
Commercial litigation
Employment and pensions
Career
Jonathan is a partner and head of our pensions team, advising employers, trustees, members and product providers in relation to all aspects of pensions law and practice. Jonathan has particular expertise in the pensions aspects of corporate acquisitions and disposals, scheme mergers, insolvencies, restructuring and wind-ups and acts for both employers and trustees in applications for clearance to the Pensions Regulator.
He also advises on funding and investment issues, as well as pensions disputes matters, most recently acting for representative beneficiaries in a number of high profile rectification and construction cases.
He is also heavily involved in scheme documentation, scheme mergers, occupational pension scheme amendments, re-constructions and wind-ups (inside and outside of the Pension Protection Fund) both as legal adviser and as Managing Director of Open Trustees Limited. Open Trustees Limited is on the PPF Trustee Advisory Panel.
Jonathan was previously a member of the Association of Pension Lawyers’ national main committee and its education sub-committee. Jonathan was also a member of the DWP steering committee on incentive exercises.
Chambers Review
UK
Jonathan Hazlett heads the Osborne Clarke pensions group in Bristol and has wide-ranging expertise in this space. He is able to provide advice on matters including scheme mergers, funding applications and regulatory issues.
Jonathan Hazlett leads Osborne Clarke's pensions team and offers experienced advice on a broad range of disputes to trustees and representative beneficiaries. He ably handles issues involving The Pensions Ombudsman and The Pensions Regulator.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jonathan is very able, approachable and commercial."
"Jonathan is an excellent all rounder; he's very bright, pragmatic and to the point."
"Jonathan is very able, approachable and commercial."
"Jonathan is an excellent all rounder; he's very bright, pragmatic and to the point."