ARC is pleased to have been ranked once again for pensions in Chambers & Partners. The directory describes the London office as a firm that "has excellent lawyers doing work at the cutting edge." Meanwhile, the Leeds office team is described as "very responsive, with a high...
Notifiable events are expected to become part of pensions regulation, but with the government unclear about this, at what point should trustees be informed of corporate activity? Senior Associate, Nigel Jones, commented a “sensible line” would be to anchor the new notification duty by reference to...
Boris Johnson’s announcement that his (at the time of writing) government will deliver its first Queen’s Speech on 14 October has ramped up speculation that we could see a whole raft of new legislation announced ahead of Brexit. This news is a strong sign that a...
Partner Anna Copestake scooped the Pensions Lawyer of the Year award at PP’s Women in Pensions Awards. She talks to Holly Roach about her successes to date. Q What does winning this award mean to you? I was very flattered and proud. I looked at all the...
ARC is delighted to have been shortlisted in this year's British Legal Awards for Boutique Law Firm of the Year. The British Legal Awards are the leading awards for the UK’s thriving business law community acting as a showcase for the achievements of one of the...
We are pleased to announce that ARC Pensions Law’s two offices in London and Leeds have been ranked in The Legal 500 UK 2020 for Pensions. The London office is pleased to retain their Tier 3 rankings in Pensions (non-contentious). The Legal 500 UK 2020 noted: Specialist...
Thomas Cook’s four UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are expected to enter the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) as the company begins insolvency proceedings. A PPF spokesperson assured members of Thomas Cook's DB pension schemes that their benefits remain protected by the PPF at what must be...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On 12th September 2019, ARC Pensions Law joined eleven other boats and over 100 pensions professionals and guests at Lymington for the third Annual Cosan Charity Regatta. Despite overcast weather in the morning, the racing was excellent and everyone enjoyed a fun day out, meeting up...
Partner Jane Kola will be speaking at this year's inaugural Pensions Age DB journey planning summit on the topic "Project de-risk: The DB journey planning." The summit will cover all aspects of the journey to buy-out, consolidation, master trust or run-off via covenant review, administration/data and journey planning...
Boris Johnson’s indication that his government will deliver its first Queen’s Speech on 14 October has ramped up speculation that we could see a whole raft of new legislation announced ahead of Brexit....