Actuaries & Benefit Consultants

Our Actuaries & Benefit Consultants Work

• All
• UK & Europe

• Coverage and monitoring following employer insolvency and PPF assessment

  Advising on coverage and monitoring in respect of notifications following employer insolvency and PPF assessment period commencing in relation to the Scheme

  Depreciation of fund value and subsequent losses

  Acting in a claim relating to alleged delay in winding up a company pension scheme and losses arising from the resulting fall in the fund value

  Equalising gender benefits following the "Barber" judgement

  Advising on failure to amend a scheme correctly to equalise benefits for men and women following the “Barber” judgment in 1991

  Incorrect "preservation" legislation in rules

  Advising on rules which incorrectly reflected the “preservation” legislation in the Pension Schemes Act 1993

  Incorrect drafting of rule consolidations

  Advising on incorrect drafting of rule consolidations

  Incorrect equalisation of retirement ages in accordance with Barber

  Acting for a national firm and its insurers in relation to a claim brought by trustees of a retirement benefits scheme after advisers failed to carry out correctly the equalisation of retirement ages in accordance with Barber which prevented the equalisation from being legally achieved on the date stated in the scheme documentation

  Knock-on effects of failure to properly amend scheme rules

  Advising on failure to properly amend the scheme rules correctly to reduce future benefits

  Loss of chance claims

  Acting on loss of chance claims

  Misapplication of funds claims against a trustee

  Successfully defending a trustee against a claim relating to misapplication of funds by a scheme member who had represented to the Insured that he was a company employee and therefore entitled to join a company pension scheme, when in fact he was not

  PTL policy claims

  Advising on claims under PTL policies for “exonerated loss” cover

• Advising against a claim of breach of duty and breach of fiduciary duty

  Advising on a claim against a solicitor for breach of duty and breach of fiduciary duty. The claim raised significant issues regarding scope of duty, conflict of interest and causation in addition to  a number of policy issues which also arose

  United Kingdom

  Advising brokers in a negligence claim

  Advising brokers on a substantial negligence claim for failing to advise correctly on cover required

  United Kingdom

  Advising on breach of breach of duty and scope of duty

  Advising a solicitors firm on breach of breach of duty and scope of duty. The firm allegedly failed to carry our adequate due diligence around transactions which led to the client being defrauded by a substantial amount

  United Kingdom

  Advising on professional negligence in relation to legal property advice

  Advising a London law firm on  a claim  related to advice given on a high value property acquisition

  United Kingdom

  Complex cross-border professional negligence advice

  Advising a top tier, international law firm against a complex professional negligence case relating to legal opinions provided to their client. This matter included cross-border disputes and multi-jurisdictional advice

  United Kingdom

  Defending a UK office of an international law firm

  Defending a claim again a UK office of an international firm relating to advice involving a corporate transaction

  United Kingdom

  Multi-million pound trust dispute between the settlor and beneficiaries

  Acting in a multi-million claim brought against a Jersey-based firm of solicitors acting as trustee in a family trust which was the subject of a dispute between settlor and beneficiaries

  United Kingdom

  Negligence in restructuring a pan-European motor distribution network

  Acting for a magic circle law firm in relation to a complex negligence claim (EUR 60 million) arising out of the restructuring of a pan-European motor distribution network

  United Kingdom

  Professional negligence advice in relation to contract law

  Acting for an international law firm in a professional negligence claim relating to contract advice they had provided

  United Kingdom

  Professional negligence advice in relation to defence litigation

  Representing a law firm in a claim relating to allegations of negligence around the handling of litigation defence work

  United Kingdom