Wragge & Co advises on £120 million pension scheme buy-out

Wragge & Co's award-winning Pensions team has advised the trustees of the £120 million, 6,000-member EMAP Flexiplan pension scheme on its buy-out by Standard Life and its ultimate wind-up.

New director for Wragge & Co's award-winning Pensions team

Wragge & Co has strengthened its award-winning Pensions team with the appointment of pensions litigation director Ian Gordon from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain.

Wragge & Co wins Employment Team of the Year

Wragge & Co has been crowned Employment Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2011. The firm was also named runner-up in the Competition Team of the Year category and the Infrastructure/Energy Team category.

Wragge & Co appointed as primary pensions legal adviser to NEST Corporation

Wragge & Co has been appointed as the primary pensions legal adviser to NEST (National Employment Savings Trust) Corporation. NEST Corporation is the trustee body responsible for running the NEST pension scheme.

Wragge & Co Pensions team wins £1.5 billion scheme client

Wragge & Co's award-winning Pensions team has been appointed as the main legal adviser to the trustees of the £1.5 billion ICL Group Pension Plan of Fujitsu Services and Fujitsu Services Common Investment Fund.

Wragge & Co wins Pensions Law Firm title

Wragge & Co has secured its second award title in the space of two weeks, winning the Pensions Law Firm category at the Pension & Investment Provider Awards UK 2010.

Wragge & Co named Pension Lawyers of the Year

Wragge & Co LLP has been named Pensions Lawyers of the Year at the UK Pensions Awards 2010. Facing competition from Allen & Overy, CMS Cameron McKenna, Eversheds, Outer Temple Chambers and Sackers, Wragge & Co won this award at a ceremony last night.

Wragge & Co appoints new pensions partner

Wragge & Co LLP has underlined its commitment to providing a top-quality partner-led service to the UK's biggest pension schemes with the appointment of a new partner. Pensions director Paul Carberry joins the firm's all-equity partnership on 1 May.

Wragge & Co appointed to advise trustees of £600 million Steria pension schemes

Wragge & Co LLP's Pensions team has started 2010 with a client win. It has been appointed sole legal adviser to the trustees of the £200 million Xansa Pension Plan, one of the defined benefit plans of global IT services provider, Steria.

Wragge & Co Pensions team celebrates 35 years of quality pensions advice

Wragge & Co LLP's Pensions team is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Founded in 1974 by retired partner Gerald Hingley, it has grown to include 40 specialist pension lawyers.

Wragge & Co pensions experts appointed to advise the Thales UK Pension Scheme

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has been appointed sole legal adviser to the trustee of the billion pound Thales UK Pension Scheme. The scheme was created following the merger of eight Thales group schemes in July 2008.

Wragge & Co Pensions team appointed to advise £1.05 billion G4S Pension Scheme

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has been appointed as legal advisers to G4S Trustees Limited, trustee of the G4S Pension Scheme. The defined benefit occupational DB scheme includes assets of more than £1 billion.

Wragge & Co Pensions team appointed to advise the trustees of £200 million Grant Thornton Pensions Fund

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has added an impressive name to its client list. The trustees of the Grant Thornton Pensions Fund have appointed Wragge & Co's award-winning team to provide ongoing pensions law advice.

Wragge & Co Pensions team wins £600 million trustee client

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has been appointed to advise the trustee of KPMG's £600 million UK pension schemes. The two schemes - the KPMG Staff Pension Scheme and the KMG Thomson McLintock Pension Scheme - include more than 12,500 members.

Wragge & Co Pensions team wins new trustee client

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has been appointed to advise the trustees of the newly-formed Rheidol 2008 Pension Scheme.

Wragge & Co advises De Rigo on Dollond & Aitchison and Boots Opticians merger

Wragge & Co LLP has advised De Rigo, Italian parent company of Dollond & Aitchison, on creating the UK's second largest optical chain. De Rigo and Alliance Boots have agreed to merge Dollond & Aitchison and Boots Opticians.

Wragge & Co launches online European Employment Law Checkpoint

Wragge & Co is helping human resources and legal professionals gain a clearer understanding of employment law across the EU with its new online tool - the European Employment Law Checkpoint.

Wragge & Co pensions experts appointed to advise Fujitsu Comparable Pension Scheme

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has been appointed to advise the trustees of the £120 million Fujitsu Comparable Pension Scheme. The scheme is Fujitsu Services' primary pension vehicle for employees joining under TUPE regulations.

Wragge & Co named European Pensions Law Firm of the Year

Wragge & Co LLP is the European Pensions Law Firm of the Year. The firm saw off strong competition from UK and international firms to secure victory at the first European Pensions Awards ceremony last night.

Wragge & Co's pensions experts advise on £451 million liability buyout

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has advised the trustee of the Delta Pension Plan on a £451 million deal. In one of the largest such deals on record, Pension Insurance Corporation will take on financial responsibility for the majority of pensioner benefits.

Creativity during the crunch

During periods of economic uncertainty, human resources spending is often the first area cut, but creative thinking by astute HR professionals could produce more effective results for a business than reducing employee numbers.

Swann v GHL - tribunal finds flexible benefits are not age discriminatory

Employers and HR directors should be relieved at a tribunal decision clarifying the issue of age discrimination in employee benefits packages.

Wragge & Co enhances human resources capability with new partner

Wragge & Co LLP has expanded its Human Resources group with the appointment of Richard Lee as partner from 1 May 2008.

Changing with the times

The more things change, the more they stay the same. This is certainly true of pensions. No longer is it the sleepy backwater of the financial world, but it continues to be high profile with new developments worthy of leading articles in the press.

Wragge & Co appoints nine new partners

Wragge & Co LLP has appointed nine new partners, investing in key practice areas to deliver continued growth.

Admenta pension schemes choose Wragge & Co for legal advice

Britannia trustees latest to choose Wragge & Co Pensions Team

Pensions specialist joins Wragge & Co