Pensions Disputes & Investigations: Experience

• The trustee of the Irish Airlines (General Employees) Superannuation Scheme on a number of High Court cases in relation to the Scheme
• Element Six on the successful defence by the trustees of the Element Six defined benefit plan of High Court proceedings taken by plan members in the context of the plan wind-up
• The trustees of a large defined benefit scheme on the successful mediation of a €40 million funding dispute on plan wind-up
• The trustees of a large semi-state scheme on the settlement of a €30 million Commercial Court action with the scheme employer
• A multinational on the settlement of a High Court ill-health early retirement claim
• A large pharmaceuticals company on industrial relations disputes arising from its defined benefit scheme restructuring
• The trustees of a large defined benefit scheme on multi-jurisdictional, multi-party proceedings against a fund manager
• Various trustees and employers on internal dispute resolution and Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman claims and disputes in relation to various matters, including administration errors, pension increases, claims for higher benefits and drafting errors
• The trustees of an industry-wide defined benefit scheme on the settlement of funding disputes with a number of participating employers