Sarah McCague
Europe Guide 2024
Band 3 : Employment: Pensions
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Band 3
About
Provided by Sarah McCague
Practice Areas
Sarah advises on all aspects of pensions law and charity law.
She advises trustees and employers on the establishment and day-to-day operation of occupational pension schemes including: on scheme restructuring; liability management exercises; benefit design; benefit reductions; scheme amendments; administration queries for example those in relation to pension adjustment orders; the winding up of pension schemes; and the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) to pension schemes. She also advises in relation to the application of the Charities Act, 2009 and in particular in relation to applications to the Charities Regulatory Authority; obtaining tax-exempt status from the Revenue Commissioners; the mergers of charities; fundraising queries, and governance matters.
Chambers Review
Europe
Sarah McCague advises both corporates and the trustees of public and private sector pensions on regulatory and compliance topics, including those in relation to the IORP II Directive.Additionally, she assists with scheme mergers and transfers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sarah McCague is very responsive, very easy to get along with and aware of the internal pressures that might require speedy responses."
"She is excellent at looking round corners to think about what might come down the line so that we consider aspects we might not have otherwise."
"Sarah McCague is very responsive, very easy to get along with and aware of the internal pressures that might require speedy responses."
"She is excellent at looking round corners to think about what might come down the line so that we consider aspects we might not have otherwise."