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Kim Jones

Kim leads our pensions team as Head of Pensions. She specialises in advising trustees and employers in relation to all aspects of pensions law, including scheme mergers, wind-ups on a solvent and insolvent basis (including dealing with the Pension Protection Fund) and benefit design changes, including the closure of schemes to future accrual. Working closely with our corporate team, Kim advises on the pensions aspects of corporate transactions, including refinancing, restructuring, sales and acquisitions. Kim also has expertise in Small Self-Administered Schemes and Self-Invested Personal Pensions and advises a range of employers across the public sector on the pension implications of outsourcing agreements, the application of TUPE and managing exit debts on cessation of participation. Having spent several years acting on behalf of an independent trustee company, Kim brings further experience in managing both defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes. She regularly advises individuals with pension disputes that are subject to the internal dispute resolution procedure as well as complaints submitted to the Pension Ombudsman. Kim is based in our Leeds office. · Brabners LLP

EnglandPensions, Corporate / M&A

About

Head of Pensions at Brabners LLP based in Leeds, Kim advises trustees and employers on all aspects of pensions law, including scheme mergers, solvent and insolvent wind-ups (including dealings with the Pension Protection Fund), benefit design and scheme closures. She also advises on the pensions aspects of corporate transactions, SSAS/SIPP matters, public-sector outsourcing and TUPE, and represents individuals in internal dispute resolution and complaints to the Pensions Ombudsman.

Practice areas

PensionsCorporate / M&AEmploymentDispute Resolution

Office

Expertise

Trustee and employer adviceScheme mergersSolvent and insolvent scheme wind-upsPension Protection Fund issuesBenefit design and scheme closuresSmall Self-Administered Schemes (SSAS)Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPP)Public sector outsourcing and TUPEManaging exit debts on cessation of participationPensions aspects of corporate transactions (refinancing, restructuring, sales and acquisitions)Acting for independent trustee companiesDefined Benefit and Defined Contribution scheme managementInternal dispute resolution and Pension Ombudsman complaints