Fiona Franklin

Partner

About

Fiona's experience spans final salary, money purchase and career average schemes. Much of her recent work has involved advising clients facing significant change in their pension fund arrangements including introducing CARE arrangements, altering future service accrual, analysing the employer's contribution covenant and advising on the legal aspects of funding issues.

An increasing area of Fiona's work is scheme governance and risk management, helping trustees and employers to run their schemes both efficiently and effectively.
Fiona is particularly interested in improving trustee governance as a way of improving trustee effectiveness in running schemes.

Memberships and Qualifications

Membership of professional bodies Association of Pension Lawyers (Full Member); National Association of Pension Funds (South Eastern Group member); member of “Clarity” a movement to simplify legal English.

Career history

Qualified: 1984, England & Wales

Pensions experience since: 1984

Joined Sackers: 1982

Joined partnership/LLP: 1987

Academic history

University / College

University College London (1978 – 1981)
College of Law, Lancaster Gate (1981-1982)

Degree: Law (LL.B.Hons)

Further Information

Testimonials:

Fiona is "an excellent communicator of complex issues with a pragmatic and down-to-earth approach." She represented the trustees of Nestlé's UK pension plan on changes to its defined benefit scheme - Chambers UK 2012

Fiona is an "excellent communicator of complex issues" - Legal 500 2011

"[Fiona has an] "ability to communicate difficult subjects at a level which is understandable by all, yet still covers all of the required detail."" - Chambers UK 2010

“an extremely forensic, friendly and accomplished lawyer.” - Chambers UK 2009

"Clients praise her ‘faultless service’ and ‘industry knowledge’" - Legal 500 2009

Selected as a Legal Expert (highly recommended in Pensions) - Legal Experts 2009

Recent conferences:

Fiona lectures on pension issues and conducts participative trustee training sessions to help trustees meet the many and varied challenges of their role.

Work examples - recent examples:

Clients include Lloyds TSB, Nationwide, Nestle, Whitbread.

Extracurricular interests and activities:

Family; literature; learning to sail.

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