2011

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• December 2011 - Sackers wins technology accolade at the British Legal Awards

  Sacker & Partners LLP (Sackers), the UK’s leading pensions law firm, has won the "Best Use of Technology" award at the fifth annual British Legal Awards.

• November 2011 - Pensions Act 2011 receives Royal Assent – comment from Sackers

  The Pensions Bill 2010-11 finally received Royal Assent today. The Pensions Act 2011 (the “Act”) brings into force several important changes, including the controversial increase in State Pensions Age (SPA), changes following the switch from RPI to CPI for increases to pensions and, in a last minute addition, changes to the definition of “money purchase benefits” following the Bridge Trustees decision.

• October 2011 - Sackers’ Paul Phillips elected to NAPF Investment Council

  Paul Phillips, partner at Sacker & Partners LLP (“Sackers”), the UK’s leading specialist pensions law firm, has been elected to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) Investment Council for a four-year term commencing on 21 October.

• September 2011 - Sackers retains its top-tier Legal 500 ranking

  Sacker & Partners LLP (“Sackers”), the UK’s leading specialist pensions law firm, has once again been ranked top-tier across both non-contentious matters and disputes by Legal 500, the largest and most in-depth survey of the UK legal market.

• August 2011 - Sackers advises Trustee of ITV Pension Scheme on longevity swap

  Sackers acted on behalf of the Trustee of the ITV Pension Scheme on its longevity swap contract with Credit Suisse.

• August 2011 - No need for new options: DWP should clarify existing mechanisms

  Sackers has today responded to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) consultation on the latest round of proposed changes to the Employer Debt Regulations.

• August 2011 - Our new Associate Director and Associate

  Sacker & Partners LLP, the UK’s leading pensions law firm, has promoted Caroline Legg to Associate Director and Ian D'Costa to Associate.

• August 2011 - Our new partners

  Sacker & Partners LLP, the UK’s leading pensions law firm, has promoted Eleanor Daplyn and Stuart O'Brien to Partner.

• July 2011 - Sackers comments on the new Finance Act 2011

  Another year, another Finance Act affecting pensions tax relief. The latest Act, which received Royal Assent yesterday, brings with it a radical shake-up of the system of allowances, originally introduced with effect from A-Day (6 April 2006), which limit the amount of an individual’s tax efficient pension savings in a registered pension scheme.

• June 2011 - Public Sector Pensions

  Looking ahead to tomorrow’s public sector pensions strikes, we provide comment and background about the proposed public sector pensions changes.