Philip Smith

Philip Smith is a partner and specialises in Pensions Law and Charity Law. Philip holds practising certificates in both Ireland and Northern Ireland. Philip advises on all aspects of pension schemes both in advising trustees and employers on day to day administration, restructuring, funding, investment, governance, regulatory compliance, disputes, merger, amendment and in relation to corporate transactions. He is a former Chair of the Association of Pension Layers in Ireland and a Fellow of the Irish Institute of Pensions Management. As coordinating partner of Arthur Cox’s Charity Law Group, he advises on the issues affecting charitable and not-for-profit organisations and their Directors/Trustees including advice on governance, regulatory compliance investigations, Revenue aspects mergers, restructurings, cy-pres, wind-up, trust law and fundraising. He is co-author, with Professor Oonagh Breen of UCD, of the Law of Charities in Ireland. · Arthur Cox LLP

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Partner at Arthur Cox LLP specialising in Pensions Law and Charity Law, holding practising certificates in both Ireland and Northern Ireland. Advises trustees and employers on all aspects of pension schemes and is coordinating partner of Arthur Cox’s Charity Law Group; co-author of the Law of Charities in Ireland.

Practice areas

PensionsCharity Law

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Ireland

Arthur Cox LLP · Philip Smith is a partner and specialises in Pensions Law and Charity Law. Philip holds practising certificates in both Ireland and Northern Ireland. Philip advises on all aspects of pension schemes both in advising trustees and employers on day to day administration, restructuring, funding, investment, governance, regulatory compliance, disputes, merger, amendment and in relation to corporate transactions. He is a former Chair of the Association of Pension Layers in Ireland and a Fellow of the Irish Institute of Pensions Management. As coordinating partner of Arthur Cox’s Charity Law Group, he advises on the issues affecting charitable and not-for-profit organisations and their Directors/Trustees including advice on governance, regulatory compliance investigations, Revenue aspects mergers, restructurings, cy-pres, wind-up, trust law and fundraising. He is co-author, with Professor Oonagh Breen of UCD, of the Law of Charities in Ireland.

Ireland

Expertise

Trustee and employer pension advicePension scheme restructuring and fundingPension investment and governancePension regulatory compliance and disputesPensions in corporate transactionsCharity governance and regulatory complianceCharity mergers, restructurings and wind-upFundraising and Revenue issues for charities

Education

BA, Oxford University (1990)

Admissions

Practising certificate, Ireland
Practising certificate, Northern Ireland