Key Pensions Developments in the UK for 2026

Jeanette Holland offers nearly three decades of experience advising employers and trustees on all aspects of pension law. Jeanette is co-secretary of the Association of Pension Lawyers Legislative and Parliamentary Committee, having previously been on the International Committee. Jeanette advises both companies and trustees in all aspects of pension law and often manages large-scale restructurings/projects involving the mitigation of pensions risks. She has advised on many anti-avoidance/clearance issues.

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Tom is a Partner in the London office's Pensions Practice Group. He advises both pension scheme trustees and their sponsoring employers in various industries, with particular experience in relation to industry-wide schemes. He has a strong interest in helping trustees and employers manage the risks associated with their schemes, whether through bespoke funding arrangements or risk transfer solutions. He has advised corporate sponsors on some of the largest pension insurance transactions in the market. He also advises on a number of contentious matters as part of the Pensions Department's disputes practice with experience of conducting pensions litigation in the High Court and Court of Appeal.

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Jonathan is a partner in the Pensions Department and has over a decade's experience as a pensions lawyer. Jonathan joined Baker McKenzie in 2003 and he has spent three months in Baker McKenzie's Chicago office in their employee benefit department in 2008. Jonathan advises companies and trustees in a variety of sectors on the legal aspects of operating pension plans. This includes establishing and amending pension schemes, investments, and resolving scheme members' complaints and Pensions Ombudsman disputes. He has a particular interest in the tax issues relating to pensions.

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Arron leads our London Pensions practice, having specialised in complex pensions work and major projects for global corporate clients and UK trustees for over 20 years. Arron advises on a broad range of pensions work including pension buyouts and liability management, regulatory clearance work, scheme mergers, benefit and corporate restructurings with particular focus on managing statutory debts, investment issues including climate change, risk hedging arrangements including longevity, and pensions litigation.

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Danielle is a counsel in the Pensions team. Danielle joined Baker McKenzie as a trainee in 2010 and qualified into the Pensions Department in 2012. Danielle advises trustees and employers on all aspects of pensions law, with a specific focus on multi-jurisdictional corporate transactions. Danielle advises global clients on the pension issues arising on the multi-jurisdictional restructuring of business divisions. She routinely assists international clients on the pension aspects associated with acquisitions and divestitures.

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