Paul is a Partner in our pensions practice, advising both employers and trustees on all aspects of pensions law.
His work covers scheme establishment, merger, benefit changes, winding-up and regulatory compliance, as well as the drafting of scheme documentation and member communications, with a particular focus on the Tech, Media and Comms sector. He has been advising on pensions-related matters for nearly twenty years.
He also advises life offices in relation to with-profits fund matters, including in relation to guaranteed annuity rates. He advises on the pensions aspects of acquisitions and disposals, and handles contentious and non-contentious work, including cases before the Pensions Ombudsman and High Court claims. Paul has been at Osborne Clarke since he qualified in 1993, and has been a Partner since 1999, now sitting as a member of the firm’s executive board.
He is a director of our independent trustee company Open Trustees, a member of the Association of Pension Lawyers and a member of the National Association of Pension Funds’ South Western regional committee.
Work
Representative beneficiary
Advised in relation to Part 8 application for directions concerning equalisation of normal retirement dates and the scope of the scheme's amendment power.
A major plant and machinery supplier
Advised on professional negligence claims against two former advisers to a scheme in relation to drafting errors and a failure to point out the full impact on liabilities of removing scheme limits.
Eurostar
Advised on matters relating to the Railways Pension Scheme
Expertise
Transformation
Insights
Future of work
What does hybrid working mean for your company’s carbon footprint?
There is not yet a consensus about the best way for businesses to measure and address carbon emissions from remote...
08/11/2022
Future of work
How businesses can benefit from nurturing a green workplace
Occupying greener premises can not only assist with business's sustainability targets but also help with the recruitment and retention of...
01/11/2022
Future of work
AI in the employment lifecycle: what pro-innovation regulation means for employers
The UK government's policy paper on AI governance and regulation has significant implications for the workplace
11/10/2022
Urban Dynamics
Low carbon skills inhibiting smart city development: a chicken and egg situation?
To meet its carbon emissions targets, the UK needs to do more to decarbonise its cities – and this requires...
17/09/2022
14/04/2022
Employment and pensions
'Green jobs' and 'green HR': the decarbonisation transition from a workforce perspective
Businesses will have a key part to play in driving forwards the UK government's sustainability agenda
12/01/2022
Financial Services
Igniting an investment 'big bang': can DC schemes invest in illiquid assets?
As the government challenges all institutional investors to invest more in long-term UK assets, we look at the work being...
13/08/2021
Future of work
Hybrid working: what are the legal risks to fast-track business growth?
New ways of working during the pandemic have put the onus on businesses to 'do it right' by their employees...
22/07/2021
Urban Dynamics
Hybrid working: tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen
Businesses planning for the 'new normal' of flexible work will need to focus on workforce wellbeing, structures for agile working...
01/07/2021
Urban Dynamics
Urban Dynamics | Managing risk around the shift to hybrid working
The necessary shifts in how and where we work during the pandemic have created new legal and compliance risks for...
13/04/2021
13/04/2021
