Sarah McCague

Sarah advises on all aspects of pensions law and charity law. She advises trustees and employers on the establishment and day-to-day operation of occupational pension schemes including scheme restructuring; liability management exercises; benefit design; benefit reductions; scheme amendments; administration queries for example those in relation to pension adjustment orders; the winding up of pension schemes; and the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) to pension schemes. She also advises in relation to the application of the Charities Act, 2009 and in particular in relation to applications to the Charities Regulatory Authority; obtaining tax-exempt status from the Revenue Commissioners; the mergers of charities; fundraising queries, and governance matters. · Arthur Cox LLP

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Sarah advises on all aspects of pensions law and charity law, representing trustees and employers on the establishment and day-to-day operation of occupational pension schemes, scheme restructuring, liability management, benefit design and reductions, scheme amendments, administration (including pension adjustment orders), winding up and GDPR issues for pension schemes. She also advises on Charities Act 2009 matters, applications to the Charities Regulatory Authority, obtaining tax-exempt status from the Revenue Commissioners, charity mergers, fundraising and governance matters.

Practice areas

PensionsCharity

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Ireland

Arthur Cox LLP · Sarah advises on all aspects of pensions law and charity law. She advises trustees and employers on the establishment and day-to-day operation of occupational pension schemes including scheme restructuring; liability management exercises; benefit design; benefit reductions; scheme amendments; administration queries for example those in relation to pension adjustment orders; the winding up of pension schemes; and the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) to pension schemes. She also advises in relation to the application of the Charities Act, 2009 and in particular in relation to applications to the Charities Regulatory Authority; obtaining tax-exempt status from the Revenue Commissioners; the mergers of charities; fundraising queries, and governance matters.

Ireland

Expertise

Occupational pension schemesScheme restructuringLiability management exercisesBenefit design and reductionsPension scheme administration (including pension adjustment orders)Winding up pension schemesGDPR / data protection for pension schemesIORP II and ESG requirementsCharities Act 2009 applicationsTax-exempt status (Revenue Commissioners)Charity mergers, fundraising and governance

Education

FLCM, London College of Music and Media, 2006
LLM, University College Dublin, 2004
BCL, University College Dublin, 2003

Admissions

Admitted as a solicitor, 2007