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Show2012


07.03.12

Wragge & Co enhances pensions capability with new partner

Wragge & Co has underscored its reputation as a leading pensions law firm with the appointment of a new partner. Director Jane Kola will be promoted to the firm's partnership as of 1 May 2012, a move which takes the total number of partners in the award-winning Pensions team to eight.


Show2011


19.05.11

Wragge & Co wins Pensions Law Firm title for second consecutive year

Wragge & Co has secured the Pensions Law Firm title at the Pension & Investment Provider Awards for the second consecutive year. The judges crowned the firm the winner from a shortlist of eight firms.


Show2010


15.07.10

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.

10.06.10

Wragge & Co advises Amey on £2.7 billion Birmingham highways PFI project

Wragge & Co's PFI team has advised Amey on its new £2.7 billion highways maintenance contract with Birmingham City Council, the largest ever local government highways PFI.

06.05.10

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.

01.05.10

Wragge & Co strengthens specialist areas with partner appointments

Wragge & Co has promoted three new partners, enhancing its credentials in pensions, construction and intellectual property. Alex Bayer (IP, Munich), Paul Carberry (pensions) and Sue Ryan (construction) officially joined the firm's all-equity partnership on 1 May.

21.04.10

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.

15.03.10

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.

13.01.10

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.


Show2009


08.12.09

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.

31.07.09

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.

21.07.09

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.

20.04.09

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.

31.03.09

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.

11.03.09

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.

07.01.09

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.


Show2008


18.07.08

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.

06.06.08

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.

13.02.08

Admenta pension schemes choose Wragge & Co for legal advice

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has been appointed to advise the trustees of two Admenta UK plc pension schemes. Admenta Pension Trustees Limited and AAH Lloyds Pension Trustees Limited have chosen Wragge & Co as their sole pensions law advisers.

Show2007


19.11.07

Wragge & Co's pensions experts seal novel pensions deal for Emap

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions team has advised the trustees of Emap plc defined benefit pension schemes on a buyout deal with Paternoster. Under the deal Paternoster will take on all financial responsibility for the pension schemes in place of Emap plc.

09.10.07

Wragge & Co wins Ashridge Business School as new pensions client

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions Team has been appointed to advise the trustees of the pension scheme of one of the UK's top business schools. The trustees of the Ashridge Pension Scheme have named Wragge & Co as their exclusive pensions law adviser.

18.05.07

Wragge & Co wins FT pensions award

Wragge & Co LLP has been named pensions law firm of the year at the FT Business Pensions and Investment Provider Awards.

23.04.07

Pensions specialist joins Wragge & Co

Wragge & Co LLP's Pensions Team has underlined its commitment to growth in London with a new appointment. Sacker & Partners LLP partner Jane Kola is to join Wragge & Co's 32-lawyer Pensions Team as a director from August 2007.

19.04.07

Wragge & Co boosts Pensions Team with new partner

Wragge & Co LLP has boosted its pensions credentials with the appointment of a new partner. Paul Feathers has been promoted to the firm's partnership, taking the total number of pensions partners to six. He will be based in the firm's London office.

23.01.07

Sea-change in the pensions market: the greater the challenge for trustees

Upheaval in the pensions industry continues, creating new challenges for trustees. In January 2007, Wragge & Co LLP and Paternoster led a round table discussion with independent trustees to discuss the 'new' pensions world.

22.01.07

Wragge & Co wins AMEC as a new trustee client

Wragge & Co LLP Pensions Team has won AMEC as a new trustee client. The trustees of the AMEC Staff Pension Scheme and the AMEC Executive Pension Scheme, which have assets of over £1 billion, have appointed Wragge & Co as their exclusive legal advisers.