2008

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• December 2008 - Sackers represents Thorn trustee in major pension buy-out

  Specialist pensions law firm Sackers represented the Trustee of the Thorn Pension Fund in its £1.1 billion transaction to purchase a bulk annuity contract from Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) in what is the UK’s largest pension buy-out to date.

• December 2008 - Sacker & Partners LLP teams up with the PMI

  The UK’s leading specialist pensions law firm, Sacker & Partners, has today announced its partnership with the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) as the exclusive sponsor of its Legal Specialist Industry Sector (SIS).

• November 2008 - Sacker & Partners LLP scoops award for Employment, Pensions, Benefits and Tax Team of the Year for the second year running at British Legal Awards

  Sacker & Partners LLP, the UK’s leading specialist pension law firm, won the award for Employment, Pensions, Benefits and Tax Team of the Year for the second year running at the prestigious British Legal Awards which took place in central London earlier this week.

• November 2008 - Sacker & Partners LLP ranked first for pensions and pensions litigation

  Sacker & Partners LLP has retained its prestigious top tier status as one of the leading specialist pensions law firms in The Chambers Guide to UK Legal Services publication which was launched last night.

• August 2008 - Sackers submits comments on the Risk Sharing Consultation

  Sacker & Partners LLP has responded to the Risk Sharing Consultation published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on 5 June 2008. The consultation closed today, 28 August 2008.

• June 2008 - Sackers submits comments on the Pension Protection Fund's proposals for equalising PPF compensation in relation to Guaranteed Minimum Pensions

  The consultation of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) on the “Requirement under section 171 of the Pensions Act 2004 to equalise compensation to allow for differences in the GMP formula” closed today (Sackers has submitted a response).

• June 2008 - Sacker & Partners LLP named Niche Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2008

  Sacker & Partners LLP, the country’s leading pension lawyers, was last night again named as Niche Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Magazine Awards 2008 after previously winning the title in 2005.

• June 2008 - Sackers submits comments on updating the Myners Principles

  The joint consultation published by HM Treasury, Department for Work and Pensions and the Pensions Regulator “Updating the Myners Principles” closed today, Monday, 23 June 2008. (Sackers has submitted a response.)

• June 2008 - Sackers submits comments on the proposed amendments to the Anti-avoidance Measures

  Consultation on the Department for Work and Pension’s consultation on the “Amendments to the Anti-avoidance Measures in the Pensions Act 2004” closed today, Friday, 20 June 2008. (Sackers has submitted a response.)

• May 2008 - Sackers submits comments on The Pensions Regulator's Conflicts of Interest guidance

  Consultation on the Pensions Regulator’s draft guidance on “Conflicts of Interest” comes to an end, today, 30th May 2008. (Sackers has submitted a response.)